Elise
#223 for girls in 2025, 1,367 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 2,121 births
- Debut · girls
- 24 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 75,186since 1880
Elise over time
Rank among girls' names. Elise has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #223 | 1,367 | — | |
| 2024 | #251 | 1,270 | — | |
| 2023 | #273 | 1,146 | — | |
| 2022 | #260 | 1,204 | — | |
| 2021 | #242 | 1,254 | — | |
| 2020 | #212 | 1,364 | — | |
| 2019 | #207 | 1,472 | — | |
| 2018 | #176 | 1,670 | — | |
| 2017 | #177 | 1,716 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #168 | 1,915 | — | |
| 2015 | #174 | 1,845 | — | |
| 2014 | #168 | 1,967 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #159 | 2,017 | — | |
| 2012 | #152 | 2,121 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #162 | 1,934 | — | |
| 2010 | #196 | 1,588 | — | |
| 2009 | #210 | 1,526 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #218 | 1,549 | — | |
| 2007 | #224 | 1,559 | — | |
| 2006 | #218 | 1,566 | — | |
| 2005 | #228 | 1,496 | — | |
| 2004 | #226 | 1,510 | — | |
| 2003 | #232 | 1,419 | — | |
| 2002 | #238 | 1,336 | — | |
| 2001 | #236 | 1,337 | — | |
| 2000 | #254 | 1,278 | — | |
| 1999 | #271 | 1,157 | — | |
| 1998 | #293 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1997 | #278 | 1,046 | — | |
| 1996 | #305 | 935 | — | |
| 1995 | #335 | 788 | — | |
| 1994 | #333 | 802 | — | |
| 1993 | #284 | 978 | — | |
| 1992 | #298 | 939 | — | |
| 1991 | #290 | 970 | — | |
| 1990 | #265 | 1,071 | — | |
| 1989 | #253 | 1,065 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #240 | 1,095 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #235 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1986 | #248 | 1,043 | — | |
| 1985 | #270 | 933 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #312 | 760 | — | |
| 1983 | #394 | 556 | — | |
| 1982 | #477 | 437 | — | |
| 1981 | #512 | 387 | — | |
| 1980 | #556 | 334 | — | |
| 1979 | #605 | 296 | — | |
| 1978 | #602 | 283 | — | |
| 1977 | #645 | 255 | — | |
| 1976 | #632 | 244 | — | |
| 1975 | #660 | 230 | — | |
| 1974 | #675 | 221 | — | |
| 1973 | #564 | 292 | — | |
| 1972 | #613 | 256 | — | |
| 1971 | #569 | 308 | — | |
| 1970 | #557 | 331 | — | |
| 1969 | #543 | 329 | — | |
| 1968 | #522 | 341 | — | |
| 1967 | #517 | 337 | — | |
| 1966 | #492 | 362 | — | |
| 1965 | #491 | 374 | — | |
| 1964 | #470 | 427 | — | |
| 1963 | #503 | 374 | — | |
| 1962 | #505 | 367 | — | |
| 1961 | #480 | 403 | — | |
| 1960 | #500 | 374 | — | |
| 1959 | #472 | 421 | — | |
| 1958 | #480 | 392 | — | |
| 1957 | #501 | 358 | — | |
| 1956 | #470 | 394 | — | |
| 1955 | #443 | 409 | — | |
| 1954 | #436 | 404 | — | |
| 1953 | #456 | 352 | — | |
| 1952 | #483 | 303 | — | |
| 1951 | #482 | 291 | — | |
| 1950 | #613 | 187 | — | |
| 1949 | #640 | 169 | — | |
| 1948 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1947 | #615 | 185 | — | |
| 1946 | #702 | 132 | — | |
| 1945 | #698 | 113 | — | |
| 1944 | #631 | 134 | — | |
| 1943 | #678 | 125 | — | |
| 1942 | #725 | 106 | — | |
| 1941 | #639 | 123 | — | |
| 1940 | #645 | 116 | — | |
| 1939 | #621 | 118 | — | |
| 1938 | #666 | 107 | — | |
| 1937 | #620 | 119 | — | |
| 1936 | #611 | 116 | — | |
| 1935 | #545 | 139 | — | |
| 1934 | #680 | 96 | — | |
| 1933 | #585 | 121 | — | |
| 1932 | #578 | 129 | — | |
| 1931 | #546 | 147 | — | |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 | — | |
| 1929 | #529 | 164 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #579 | 149 | — | |
| 1927 | #568 | 157 | — | |
| 1926 | #565 | 159 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #577 | 155 | — | |
| 1924 | #497 | 199 | — | |
| 1923 | #490 | 200 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #484 | 202 | — | |
| 1921 | #469 | 216 | — | |
| 1920 | #470 | 208 | — | |
| 1919 | #427 | 234 | — | |
| 1918 | #462 | 209 | — | |
| 1917 | #443 | 210 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #451 | 198 | — | |
| 1915 | #451 | 186 | — | |
| 1914 | #431 | 157 | — | |
| 1913 | #410 | 144 | — | |
| 1912 | #384 | 143 | — | |
| 1911 | #467 | 77 | — | |
| 1910 | #519 | 62 | — | |
| 1909 | #473 | 63 | — | |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | — | |
| 1907 | #434 | 67 | — | |
| 1906 | #458 | 55 | — | |
| 1905 | #458 | 54 | — | |
| 1904 | #421 | 59 | — | |
| 1903 | #435 | 53 | — | |
| 1902 | #434 | 51 | — | |
| 1901 | #432 | 47 | — | |
| 1900 | #381 | 76 | — | |
| 1899 | #421 | 48 | — | |
| 1898 | #396 | 60 | — | |
| 1897 | #414 | 50 | — | |
| 1896 | #424 | 46 | — | |
| 1895 | #397 | 50 | — | |
| 1894 | #422 | 43 | — | |
| 1893 | #379 | 51 | — | |
| 1892 | #419 | 40 | — | |
| 1891 | #377 | 44 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #371 | 42 | — | |
| 1888 | #431 | 33 | — | |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1886 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | — | |
| 1884 | #377 | 28 | — | |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | — | |
| 1882 | #326 | 29 | — | |
| 1881 | #346 | 22 | — | |
| 1880 | #326 | 24 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elise was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1888, when fewer than 34 girls a year got the name.
Where Elise is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#285 · 1 in 1,991
- New York#356 · 1 in 4,078
- Louisiana#376 · 1 in 2,925
- Mississippi#406 · 1 in 3,769
- Georgia#505 · 1 in 6,351
Best ever in a state: #49 in District of Columbia, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #285 | 11 | 1 in 1,991 |
| New York | #356 | 22 | 1 in 4,078 |
| Louisiana | #376 | 8 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Mississippi | #406 | 6 | 1 in 3,769 |
| Georgia | #505 | 5 | 1 in 6,351 |
| California | #520 | 8 | 1 in 6,241 |
| Texas | #881 | 5 | 1 in 12,020 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elise
- 28 spots since 2024 (#251 → #223)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#212 → #223)
- 49 spots since 2015 (#174 → #223)
- Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1935 (#680 → #545)
- Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1974 (#564 → #675)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2012 at #152 (2,121 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 830 girls born in 2012 were named Elise (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,176 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
- 24.3% of all girls named Elise (18,245) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 293 | #326 (1882) | #370 |
| 1890s | 465 | #377 (1891) | #410 |
| 1900s | 595 | #381 (1900) | #436 |
| 1910s | 1,620 | #384 (1912) | #445 |
| 1920s | 1,809 | #469 (1921) | #523 |
| 1930s | 1,229 | #545 (1935) | #604 |
| 1940s | 1,369 | #615 (1947) | #662 |
| 1950s | 3,511 | #436 (1954) | #484 |
| 1960s | 3,688 | #470 (1964) | #502 |
| 1970s | 2,716 | #557 (1970) | #612 |
| 1980s | 7,753 | #235 (1987) | #350 |
| 1990s | 9,712 | #265 (1990) | #295 |
| 2000s | 14,576 | #210 (2009) | #228 |
| 2010s | 18,245 | #152 (2012) | #174 |
| 2020s | 7,605 | #212 (2020) | #244 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elise in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 9,858 of them was named Elise, which outranked 87.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).