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

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Peak · girls
2012 · 2,121 births
Debut · girls
24 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
75,186
since 1880

Elise over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Elise has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #152, 2012girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2231,367—
2024#2511,270—
2023#2731,146—
2022#2601,204—
2021#2421,254—
2020#2121,364—
2019#2071,472—
2018#1761,670—
2017#1771,716#12,2465
2016#1681,915—
2015#1741,845—
2014#1681,967#12,1085
2013#1592,017—
2012#1522,121#12,2745
2011#1621,934—
2010#1961,588—
2009#2101,526#12,4915
2008#2181,549—
2007#2241,559—
2006#2181,566—
2005#2281,496—
2004#2261,510—
2003#2321,419—
2002#2381,336—
2001#2361,337—
2000#2541,278—
1999#2711,157—
1998#2931,026—
1997#2781,046—
1996#305935—
1995#335788—
1994#333802—
1993#284978—
1992#298939—
1991#290970—
1990#2651,071—
1989#2531,065#4,81110
1988#2401,095#5,7517
1987#2351,143—
1986#2481,043—
1985#270933#4,3339
1984#312760—
1983#394556—
1982#477437—
1981#512387—
1980#556334—
1979#605296—
1978#602283—
1977#645255—
1976#632244—
1975#660230—
1974#675221—
1973#564292—
1972#613256—
1971#569308—
1970#557331—
1969#543329—
1968#522341—
1967#517337—
1966#492362—
1965#491374—
1964#470427—
1963#503374—
1962#505367—
1961#480403—
1960#500374—
1959#472421—
1958#480392—
1957#501358—
1956#470394—
1955#443409—
1954#436404—
1953#456352—
1952#483303—
1951#482291—
1950#613187—
1949#640169—
1948#645166—
1947#615185—
1946#702132—
1945#698113—
1944#631134—
1943#678125—
1942#725106—
1941#639123—
1940#645116—
1939#621118—
1938#666107—
1937#620119—
1936#611116—
1935#545139—
1934#68096—
1933#585121—
1932#578129—
1931#546147—
1930#583137—
1929#529164#3,9595
1928#579149—
1927#568157—
1926#565159#4,2015
1925#577155—
1924#497199—
1923#490200#4,2395
1922#484202—
1921#469216—
1920#470208—
1919#427234—
1918#462209—
1917#443210#3,9815
1916#451198—
1915#451186—
1914#431157—
1913#410144—
1912#384143—
1911#46777—
1910#51962—
1909#47363—
1908#43070—
1907#43467—
1906#45855—
1905#45854—
1904#42159—
1903#43553—
1902#43451—
1901#43247—
1900#38176—
1899#42148—
1898#39660—
1897#41450—
1896#42446—
1895#39750—
1894#42243—
1893#37951—
1892#41940—
1891#37744—
1890#44633—
1889#37142—
1888#43133—
1887#37832—
1886#37832—
1885#41325—
1884#37728—
1883#35426—
1882#32629—
1881#34622—
1880#32624—
First appearance
1880

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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedAKMaine: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 909 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #187 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 987 girlsNHWashington: #248 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedIDMontana: #129 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 546 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #210 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsMNIllinois: #206 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsILWisconsin: #171 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsWIMichigan: #231 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsMINew York: #260 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsNYMassachusetts: #167 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 946 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedRIOregon: #184 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 977 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedSDIowa: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,917 girlsIAIndiana: #331 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,432 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsOHPennsylvania: #239 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsPANew Jersey: #254 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsNJConnecticut: #188 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsCTCalifornia: #318 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsCAUtah: #133 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 652 girlsUTColorado: #190 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsCONebraska: #216 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedWVVirginia: #268 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsVAMaryland: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsMDDelaware: #135 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 612 girlsDEArizona: #316 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsAZNew Mexico: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsNMKansas: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,777 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,567 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 948 girlsDCOklahoma: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsOKLouisiana: #188 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Elise, so not publishedMSAlabama: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsALGeorgia: #287 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsGAHawaii: #204 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 817 girlsHITexas: #450 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsTXFlorida: #266 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#129 · 1 in 546
  2. Utah#133 · 1 in 652
  3. Delaware#135 · 1 in 612
  4. Massachusetts#167 · 1 in 946
  5. Wisconsin#171 · 1 in 1,021

Best ever in a state: #49 in District of Columbia, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#12981 in 546
Utah#133221 in 652
Delaware#13551 in 612
Massachusetts#167371 in 946
Wisconsin#171301 in 1,021
Maine#18371 in 909
Oregon#184161 in 977
New Hampshire#18761 in 987
Connecticut#188161 in 1,065
Louisiana#188281 in 1,074
Colorado#190211 in 1,046
Hawaii#20461 in 817
Illinois#206611 in 1,197
Minnesota#210211 in 1,359
District of Columbia#21661 in 948
Nebraska#21681 in 1,251
Michigan#231381 in 1,507
Ohio#239441 in 1,570
Pennsylvania#239441 in 1,571
Washington#248201 in 1,382
New Jersey#254241 in 1,684
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
New York#260661 in 1,620
Florida#266381 in 1,717
Virginia#268201 in 1,648
Iowa#27891 in 1,917
Maryland#282131 in 1,855
Georgia#287201 in 1,855
Arizona#316131 in 1,769
California#3181141 in 1,774
Oklahoma#324101 in 2,012
Kansas#32571 in 2,093
Indiana#331141 in 2,432
Tennessee#364101 in 2,777
New Mexico#37851 in 1,921
North Carolina#408121 in 2,963
Alabama#42671 in 3,112
Texas#450451 in 2,963
South Carolina#50151 in 3,567
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
132 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2012 at #152 (2,121 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 830
  • Highest: 1 in 830 girls born in 2012 were named Elise (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,176 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 24.3% of all girls named Elise (18,245) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s293#326 (1882)#370
1890s465#377 (1891)#410
1900s595#381 (1900)#436
1910s1,620#384 (1912)#445
1920s1,809#469 (1921)#523
1930s1,229#545 (1935)#604
1940s1,369#615 (1947)#662
1950s3,511#436 (1954)#484
1960s3,688#470 (1964)#502
1970s2,716#557 (1970)#612
1980s7,753#235 (1987)#350
1990s9,712#265 (1990)#295
2000s14,576#210 (2009)#228
2010s18,245#152 (2012)#174
2020s7,605#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 1985

girls
#270
933 births · 1 in 1,844 girls
boys
#4,333
9 births · 1 in 205,357 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #270Elise933

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #4,333Elise9
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,844 of them was named Elise, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elise
  1. #267Britney938
  2. #268Jeanette935
  3. #269Lacy934
  4. #270Elise933
  5. #271Sylvia931
  6. #272Rachelle925
  7. #273Debra918
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 205,357 of them was named Elise, which outranked 42.9% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elise
  1. #4,052Zacheriah10
  2. #4,052Zebedee10
  3. #4,052Zeeshan10
  4. #4,333Elise9
  5. #4,333Aakash9
  6. #4,333Aaryn9
  7. #4,333Abelino9
  8. #4,698Abdulla8
  9. #4,698Abrahan8
  10. #4,698Adrin8

Tied with 364 names at #4,333; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →