Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Elise name popularity since 1925
71,244 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elise. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Elise is about 23 years old in 2026. Elise peaked in 2012 as the #152 name for girls, and it ranked #223 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 71,244
- Named Elise, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #223
- for girls in 2025 (1,367 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 71,188 girls · 56 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Elise made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elise births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Elise both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Elise became 2.7× more common, from 1 in 4,970 baby girls to 1 in 1,840.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Elise's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elise.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elise in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 784 | 10 | – |
| 1930s | 1,229 | 0 | #547 |
| 1940s | 1,369 | 0 | #698 |
| 1950s | 3,511 | 0 | #443 |
| 1960s | 3,688 | 0 | #491 |
| 1970s | 2,716 | 0 | #661 |
| 1980s | 7,753 | 26 | #270 |
| 1990s | 9,712 | 0 | #335 |
| 2000s | 14,576 | 5 | #228 |
| 2010s | 18,245 | 15 | #174 |
| 2020–25 | 7,605 | 0 | #223 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.9% of babies named Elise from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Elise is most popular
The index compares Elise's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elise.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.99× | 1,151 |
| Washington | 1.65× | 1,879 |
| Colorado | 1.64× | 1,374 |
| Minnesota | 1.63× | 2,019 |
| New Hampshire | 1.60× | 342 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elise and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elise (this page) | 71,188 | 2012 |
| Elsie | 85,784 | 1896 |
| Eloise | 56,960 | 2025 |
| Elyse | 21,182 | 1987 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elise's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elise.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elise (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data