Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Elyse

Meaning A rare spelling variant of Elise Gender Girl Rank 2025 #918 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

A rare spelling variant of Elise.

Rank 2025
#918
among girls · ↓168 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
286
named Elyse · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,620
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
803 babies
All-time total
21,264
#1,029 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Elyse popularity over time

21,264 babies have been named Elyse since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 36 – 36 4 – #2,937
1920s 71 – 71 7 +97% #2,831
1930s 43 – 43 4 -39% #2,884
1940s 546 – 546 55 +1170% #868
1950s 1,188 – 1,188 119 +118% #722
1960s 836 – 836 84 -30% #1,089
1970s 763 – 763 76 -9% #1,279
1980s 4,454 14 4,468 447 +486% #305
1990s 2,997 5 3,002 300 -33% #527
2000s 3,682 – 3,682 368 +23% #649
2010s 4,577 – 4,577 458 +24% #531
2020s (to 2025) 2,052 – 2,052 342 -25% #718

Where Elyse is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 279 0.17 outside top 500
2027 273 0.17 outside top 500
2028 268 0.17 outside top 500
2029 264 0.16 outside top 500
2030 260 0.16 outside top 500

Where Elyse is most popular

Girls named Elyse per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.205 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elyse born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +106%
Wisconsin 40 0.388 +89%
Michigan 65 0.357 +74%
Ohio 84 0.354 +73%
Kansas 20 0.347 +69%
Minnesota 36 0.334 +63%
Indiana 46 0.328 +60%
Pennsylvania 77 0.326 +59%
Virginia 54 0.317 +54%
Iowa 18 0.308 +50%
Illinois 62 0.271 +32%
California 203 0.241 +18%
Massachusetts 29 0.240 +17%
North Carolina 53 0.233 +13%
Missouri 28 0.232 +13%
Washington 33 0.228 +11%
Colorado 25 0.224 +9%
New York 87 0.220 +7%
Connecticut 12 0.206 ≈ national
Texas 155 0.193 -6%
Florida 82 0.192 -7%
Georgia 43 0.189 -8%
Maryland 20 0.189 -8%
New Jersey 31 0.172 -16%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -19%
Tennessee 23 0.145 -29%
Arizona 20 0.143 -31%
Louisiana 12 0.137 -33%
Arkansas 7 0.132 -35%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -66%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -67%
Alabama 6 0.064 -69%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elyse

Elyse is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #918 in 2025 with 286 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 21,264 American babies have been named Elyse. Its peak came in 1987, when 803 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elyse stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elyse?

The median living Elyse is about 25 years old; half are between 13 and 38. An estimated 20 thousand people named Elyse are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elyse year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 286 #918 – –
2024 376 #750 – –
2023 344 #812 – –
2022 344 #816 – –
2021 314 #869 – –
2020 388 #718 – –
2019 385 #734 – –
2018 422 #688 – –
2017 429 #682 – –
2016 418 #694 – –
2015 440 #653 – –
2014 477 #609 – –
2013 495 #581 – –
2012 571 #531 – –
2011 479 #599 – –
2010 461 #640 – –
2009 455 #649 – –
2008 432 #699 – –
2007 389 #751 – –
2006 419 #678 – –
2005 386 #707 – –
2004 368 #726 – –
2003 349 #734 – –
2002 314 #767 – –
2001 292 #808 – –
2000 278 #816 – –
1995 249 #797 – –
1990 449 #527 5 #8,527
1985 639 #365 – –
1980 82 #1,475 – –
1975 58 #1,657 – –
1970 69 #1,467 – –
1965 77 #1,232 – –
1960 98 #1,089 – –
1955 172 #722 – –
1950 107 #856 – –
1945 55 #1,052 – –
1940 8 #3,297 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 6 #4,196 – –
1925 5 #5,207 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Elyse

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Elyse Knox Elyse Knox American actress (1917–2012) Contemporary
  2. 2 Elyse Levesque Elyse Levesque Canadian actress b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elyse, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elyse?

The median living Elyse is about 25 years old. Half of all living Elyses are between 13 and 38 years old.

How many people named Elyse are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Elyse are alive in the United States, based on 21,264 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elyse mean?

A rare spelling variant of Elise.

How popular is the name Elyse in 2025?

Elyse ranked #918 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 286 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elyse?

21,264 babies have been named Elyse in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elyse most popular?

Elyse peaked in 1987, when 803 newborns received the name.

Is Elyse a boy or girl name?

Elyse is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elyse rising or falling?

Elyse is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elyse become more popular?

Elyse is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 260 girls named Elyse in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Elyse?

Well-known people named Elyse include Elyse Knox (actor), Elyse Levesque (actor).

Names like Elyse

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