girl's name
Elaïs
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 305
Elaïs is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2003.
Elaïs over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 55 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Elaïs?
In 2025, Elaïs was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Elaïs is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Elais | Elais is Elaïs without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,945. | 80 |
| Élaïs | Élaïs is a rare spelling of Elaïs, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Elaïs
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elaïs also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elaïs over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elaïs
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elaïs — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elaïs
Is Elaïs a girl's or a boy's name?
Elaïs is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elaïs most popular?
Elaïs peaked in 2013, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Elaïs a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elaïs currently ranks #2,704 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.