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Why parents love Ellery- Ellery Queen is the most famous detective after Sherlock Holmes.
- Three syllables with a literary, elegant sound: EL-er-ee.
- The meaning alder-tree island has natural depth.
- Ell is a distinctive embedded nickname.
- It works for any gender.
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The vibe of Ellery
Queendetectivealder-treeislandwhodunitliteraryelegantmanor-library
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Origin & history of Ellery
Old English ellern (alder tree) + ēg (island)
→ English Ellery
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English / Latin roots
Ellery comes from the Old English meaning alder tree island. Ellery Queen is the pen name (and fictional detective) created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee — the most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine has published since 1941.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: English surname; Ellery Queen first appeared in 1929.
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Today
Ellery remains a beloved choice, ranking #1199 in the US. 6,808 babies have been named Ellery since 1882.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Ellery?
2014
peak year
Ellery reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2014, 256 babies received the name (ranked #1019). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1199), with about 213 babies given the name annually. Ellery's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 6,808 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
256
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,019)
(ranked #1,019)
213
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,130
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
6,808
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ellery5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Ellery's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — seeking solutions on the island. People named Ellery tend to be elegant, literary, and gifted at solving mysteries nobody else can.
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Solves unsolvable mysteries✦
Elegant literary◈
Alder-island isolation◎
Queen-level deduction♡
Manor-library depthE5
L3
L3
E5
R9
Y7
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Ellery🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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