79%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English, Welsh Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.ɪs/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from the given name Elis, a medieval vernacular form of Elias. This name has also functioned as an Anglicized form of Welsh Elisedd. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesElisedd(Old Welsh) User SubmissionEllis PopularityDetails Last ranked #107 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #920 in 2018 (f) #96 in 2023 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #431 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #94 in 2023 Scotland Last ranked #757 in 2023 (f) #273 in 2023 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class wholesome refined strange simple serious Categories directors, Emergency characters, ends in -is, Grey's Anatomy characters, islands, kindness, lightkeepers, literature, NASCAR, never out of the US top 1000, surnames, The Dragon Prince characters, The Loud House characters, The West Wing characters, Will and Grace characters