The first name Ellsworth
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ellsworth at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ellsworth, the 12,857th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 300 were.
7,337
babies named Ellsworth since 1880
#12,857
rank in 2024
1918
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ellsworth
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ellsworth KellyAmerican painter, sculptor, and printmaker (1923-2015)
- Ellsworth HuntingtonAmerican geographer (1876-1947)
- Ellsworth Raymond JohnsonAfrican-American mobster (1905-1968)
- Ellsworth BunkerAmerican diplomat (1894–1984)
- Ellsworth Paine KillipAmerican botanist (1890-1968)
- Howard RollinsAmerican stage, film and television actor (1950-1996)
- Robert PollardAmerican singer and songwriter, born 1957
- Thomas E. MartinAmerican politician (1893–1971)
- Teddy HartCanadian professional wrestler, born 1980
- Thomas E. MorganAmerican politician, Pennsylvania (1906-1995)
Questions
- Is Ellsworth a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,337 US babies named Ellsworth since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ellsworth most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 300 babies were named Ellsworth, its highest rank at 330th.
- Is Ellsworth also a surname?
- Yes. Ellsworth is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.