Girls' name · peaked in 1987
Elyse name popularity since 1925
21,201 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elyse. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Elyse is about 28 years old in 2026. Elyse peaked in 1987 as the #305 name for girls, and it ranked #918 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,201
- Named Elyse, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #918
- for girls in 2025 (286 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 21,182 girls · 19 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 1.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Elyse 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.
Elyse births per year, 1925–2025
1987 was the biggest year for Elyse both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, Elyse became 3× more common, from 1 in 6,850 baby girls to 1 in 2,250.
- Steepest fall: Between 1988 and 1993, its share of baby girls fell by 67%, from 1 in 2,250 to 1 in 6,850.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Elyse's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elyse.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elyse 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 | 44 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 43 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 546 | 0 | #1,052 |
| 1950s | 1,188 | 0 | #722 |
| 1960s | 836 | 0 | #1,232 |
| 1970s | 763 | 0 | #1,657 |
| 1980s | 4,454 | 14 | #365 |
| 1990s | 2,997 | 5 | #797 |
| 2000s | 3,682 | 0 | #707 |
| 2010s | 4,577 | 0 | #653 |
| 2020–25 | 2,052 | 0 | #918 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
31.1% of babies named Elyse from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Elyse is most popular
The index compares Elyse'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 Elyse.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1.76× | 415 |
| New York | 1.73× | 2,376 |
| New Jersey | 1.66× | 830 |
| California | 1.43× | 2,738 |
| Michigan | 1.40× | 972 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elyse 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elyse (this page) | 21,182 | 1987 |
| Elise | 71,188 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elyse's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elyse.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elyse (1987).
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