girl's name
Ellise
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,467
Ellise is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Ellise over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 51 |
| 1990s | 159 |
| 2000s | 263 |
| 2010s | 207 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Ellise?
In 2025, Ellise was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ellise is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ellise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ellise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ellise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ellise
How popular is the name Ellise?
In 2025, Ellise was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ellise a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ellise most popular?
Ellise peaked in 2004, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ellise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ellise currently ranks #7,546 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.