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Elise

Girl

Meaning of Elise: Hebrew: 'my God is an oath'

Elise is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 229th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 320th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#229

1,367 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#320

136 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

75,252

First recorded 1880 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 387 babies1982: 437 babies1983: 556 babies1984: 760 babies1985: 942 babies1986: 1,043 babies1987: 1,143 babies1988: 1,102 babies1989: 1,075 babies1990: 1,071 babies19901991: 970 babies1992: 939 babies1993: 978 babies1994: 802 babies1995: 788 babies1996: 935 babies1997: 1,046 babies1998: 1,026 babies1999: 1,157 babies2000: 1,278 babies20002001: 1,337 babies2002: 1,336 babies2003: 1,419 babies2004: 1,510 babies2005: 1,496 babies2006: 1,566 babies2007: 1,559 babies2008: 1,549 babies2009: 1,531 babies2010: 1,588 babies20102011: 1,934 babies2012: 2,126 babies2013: 2,017 babies2014: 1,972 babies2015: 1,845 babies2016: 1,915 babies2017: 1,721 babies2018: 1,670 babies2019: 1,472 babies2020: 1,364 babies20202021: 1,254 babies2022: 1,204 babies2023: 1,146 babies2024: 1,270 babies2025: 1,367 babies
US babies named Elise per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,126.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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