Recorded 1921–2025 · United States
Ellington was most popular in 2016, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,088 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,970, with 84 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,704 people named Ellington.
Across the whole record Ellington is a unisex name — 58.9% of the 1,704 Americans given it were girls and 41.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2008 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 66% girls and 34% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org