Ellery

English
"island with elder trees or descendant of Hilary"

Ellery Origin and Meaning

The name Ellery is a girl's name of English origin meaning "island with elder trees or descendant of Hilary".

In the past few years Ellery has gone from middle-aged male detective -- from old school fictional hero Ellery Queen -- to a plausible girls' name, a la Hillary.

Ellery is one of the golden names that ranks in Nameberry's Top 1000 but not in the US Top 1000, making it a choice both cool and stylish.

# 765 on Nameberry

Ellery Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ellery Popularity

Famous People Named Ellery

  • Ellery Breck Hollingsworth
    American snowboarder
  • Ellery Sprayberry
    American actress
  • Ellery Capshaw
    American actress

Ellery in Pop Culture

  • Rhine Ellery
    main character of "The Chemical Garden Trilogy"
  • Claire Ellery
    main character of the game "Strange Cases: The Secrets of Grey Mist Lake"