girl's name
Elyse
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 26,358
the United States
#918
2025 births
Elyse is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 286 babies in the United States, ranking #918. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 1987, when 803 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,592 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Elyse 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 | 36 |
| 1920s | 71 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 546 |
| 1950s | 1,188 |
| 1960s | 836 |
| 1970s | 763 |
| 1980s | 4,468 |
| 1990s | 3,002 |
| 2000s | 3,682 |
| 2010s | 4,577 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,052 |
How popular is Elyse?
In 2025, Elyse was given to 286 babies in the United States, ranking #918 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elyse 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.
How Elyse is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élyse | Élyse is a rare spelling of Elyse, written with an acute accent and recorded about 95 times, mostly in France. | 95 |
| Elysé | Elysé is a rare spelling of Elyse, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Elyse
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elyse also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elyse over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elyse
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elyse — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elyse
How popular is the name Elyse?
In 2025, Elyse was given to 286 babies in the United States, ranking #918 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Elyse a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyse is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Elyse?
Elyse has 2 syllables.
When was Elyse most popular?
Elyse peaked in 1987, when 803 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Elyse a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elyse currently ranks #515 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.