Ellington

Popularity Trends

The name Ellington is the #6,192 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,554 recorded births since 1921. This represents the 20.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 20.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,817 (15.7% percentile) for all time with 899 births since 2001. For boys, it ranks #3,932 (14.2% percentile) for all time with 655 births since 1921.

Ellington first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1921 (1921 for boys and 2001 for girls). Birth data for Ellington is available in 44 out of the 103 years between 1921 and 2023 (44 years for boys and 23 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Ellington has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 65.6% of babies named Ellington were girls. Interestingly, until around 2010, the name was more popular for boys (72.5% boys from 1921 to 2009), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (65.9% girls from 2010 to 2023).

For girls, Ellington reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 8.3% percentile (ranked #880) with 44 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 45 births per million (ranked 8.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Ellington ranks #889 for girls (6.1% percentile) with 36 births per million, which is 80.7% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Ellington reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 4.5% percentile (ranked #880) with 23 births per million. The name was most common in 2017, with 23 births per million (ranked 4.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Ellington ranks #883 for boys (3.1% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 79.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ellington".

1921 2023 19212023

Key Statistics

Total Births

899

Peak Births

Peak Year

2015

First Recorded

2001

Peak Percentile

8.3%

Current Percentile

6.1%

Peak Rank

#880

Current Rank

#889

Female statistics

Total Births

655

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1921

Peak Percentile

4.5%

Current Percentile

3.1%

Peak Rank

#880

Current Rank

#883

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Ellington", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Ellington.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Ellington's popularity from 1918 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Ellington at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Ellington range from Grayson at 99.1% correlation to Gracelynn at 98.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Grayson with 121.0K births (97% boys) and the least popular is Riker with 1.1K births (100% boys).

Ellington's share of births peaked at 63 births per million in 2016 (44.6 for girls in 2015 and 22.7 for boys in 2016). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (4% of peak) in 1992. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Ellington had 54 births per million, 86% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Grayson

121k

99.10% (very strong)

Scarlett

100.1k

98.95% (very strong)

Dash

3,920

98.87% (very strong)

Henrik

3,765

98.86% (very strong)

Finn

31.8k

98.77% (very strong)

Riker

1,138

98.76% (very strong)

Cayson

5,780

98.75% (very strong)

Raelyn

14.5k

98.62% (very strong)

Hadlee

4,693

98.58% (very strong)

Fynn

1,540

98.57% (very strong)

Lachlan

5,516

98.56% (very strong)

Gracelynn

11.8k

98.55% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Ellington

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Ellington. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 72.2% confident that Ellington is pronounced as EHL-lihngt-uhn, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is EH-lihng-tuhn, at 16.7% confidence, with 3 syllables.

EHL-lihngt-uhn

72.2%

EH-lihng-tuhn

16.7%

EHL-leengt-uhn

11.1%

EHL-lihngt-uhn (3 syllables)

72.2% confidence

EH1 L IH0 N G T AH0 N

EH-lihng-tuhn (3 syllables)

Verified

16.7% confidence

EH1 L IH0 NG T AH0 N

EHL-leengt-uhn (3 syllables)

11.1% confidence

EH1 L IY0 N G T AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like EH1 L IH0 N G T AH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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