unisex name

Elisee

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,260

Elisee is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1907, when 65 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Elisee over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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Births named Elisee by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 540
1910s 340
1920s 360
1930s 190
1940s 65
1950s 45
1960s 20
1970s 30
1980s 50
1990s 85
2000s 205
2010s (to 2015) 185
2020s (to 2015) 115

How popular is Elisee?

In 2015, Elisee was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Elisee is used

Canada #3,415 5 in 2022
France as Élisée #3,421 10 in 2025
United States #11,783 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Elisee is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Elisée Elisée is a rare spelling of Elisee, written with an acute accent and recorded about 180 times, mostly in France. 180
Élisée Élisée is a rare spelling of Elisee, written with an acute accent and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. 85

Names that peaked alongside Elisee

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elisee also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elisee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elisee

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elisee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elisee

How popular is the name Elisee?

In 2015, Elisee was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Elisee a girl's or a boy's name?

Elisee is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Elisee most popular?

Elisee peaked in 1907, when 65 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Elisee a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elisee currently ranks #3,421 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.