Son of Ellis or son of Elias
Elison is a patronymic surname-turned-given name meaning 'son of Ellis'. Ellis itself is a medieval English vernacular form of the biblical name Elijah, which means 'Jehovah is God'.
Less common today
Elison isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,895 in 2016.
Honduran professional soccer player
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).