Ellery is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ellery in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ellery in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ellery
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ellery
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Ellery per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ellery in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ellery is rising: up 175 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,541 in 2024.
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, Ellery Balcombe and Jason Ellery. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
11
UK babies named Ellery (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 175 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
Almost certainly the only Ellery in the class
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UK Popularity (2013–2025)
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