How Many People Are Named Ellis Bell?

There are approximately 31 people named Ellis Bell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ellis with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 11,056,592 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ellis

Last Name

Bell

Ellis: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ellis. The peak year was 2024 with 1,654 births. The average person named Ellis today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ellis

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ellis was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.35%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (21.95%) and Hispanic (6.27%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ellis in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ellis rose or fell over time.

White

63.35%

Black

21.95%

Hispanic

6.27%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.37%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.68%

Two or More Races

5.39%

Ancestry of the Bell Surname

The surname Bell was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Bell in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

58.89%

Black

31.40%

Hispanic

3.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.73%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ellis" has an estimated frequency of 0.0101% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Bell" appears at a rate of 89.34 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ellis are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 31 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ellis

Ellis Smith Ellis Johnson Ellis Williams Ellis Brown Ellis Jones Ellis Garcia Ellis Cohen

Other people with the surname Bell

Michael Bell James Bell John Bell David Bell Robert Bell William Bell Brian Bell Jessica Bell

Ellis Bell: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ellis Bell?

We estimate approximately 31 people named Ellis Bell are alive in the United States today. The first name Ellis is shared by 34,757 Americans, and the surname Bell is shared by 306,204.

How rare is the name Ellis Bell?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans. The first name Ellis is uncommon and the surname Bell is common.

Is Ellis a male or female name?

Ellis is predominantly male, with 87.6% of bearers being male and 12.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ellis?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ellis was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.35%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (21.95%) and Hispanic (6.27%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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