Ellery is a distinctive choice, ranked #1541 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ellery in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1541
About the Name Ellery
Ellery has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1541. The name has climbed 1074 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Ellery is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ellery
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Ellery per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ellery in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ellery is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1074 places over the last five years to #1541 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ellery is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ellery include: Ellery Hanley — Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley is an English former rugby league player and coach.; Ellery Balcombe — Ellery Ronald Balcombe is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford.; Jason Ellery — Jason Ellery is an Australian wheelchair rugby player..
Ellery does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ellerys in the wild.
20
UK babies named Ellery (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1074 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ellery
Likely around 1 other Ellery in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ellery
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley is an English former rugby league player and coach. Over a nineteen-year professional career, he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds.
Ellery Ronald Balcombe is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford. Balcombe is a product of the Brentford academy and B team.