Boy name Welsh origin

Ellis

EL-is · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Benevolent or kind
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Style era
modern
Themes
Welsh · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#273
2024 births1,250
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births48,988
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Eli
Alternate spellings
ElysEllys
In other languages
Elias

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Ellis Island namesake