Elise
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LEEZ
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #325 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #223 for girls
Elise is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 325th for girls in the UK (148 babies) and 223rd for girls in the US (1,367 babies).
What does Elise mean?
Hebrew: short form of Elisabeth, via French
“God is my oath”
French short form of Elisabeth, familiar from Beethoven's piano piece Für Elise.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elise a girl's or a boy's name?
Elise is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 148 girls in the UK and 1,367 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #325among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 148about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 148 girls in the UK were named Elise, making it the 325th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 243rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 599 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Elise since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Elise in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 166 girls in the UK were given Elise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #311, up from #325 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 335th in England and Wales, 256th in Scotland and 290th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#97).
Elise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | #325 |
| 2024 | 161 | #304 |
| 2023 | 150 | #323 |
| 2022 | 149 | #326 |
| 2021 | 193 | #272 |
| 2020 | 211 | #243 |
| 2019 | 229 | #233 |
| 2018 | 276 | #206 |
| 2017 | 323 | #188 |
| 2016 | 349 | #181 |
| 2015 | 335 | #182 |
| 2014 | 420 | #149 |
| 2013 | 370 | #158 |
| 2012 | 469 | #138 |
| 2011 | 453 | #140 |
| 2010 | 407 | #148 |
| 2009 | 388 | #158 |
| 2008 | 377 | #162 |
| 2007 | 445 | #139 |
| 2006 | 483 | #125 |
| 2005 | 512 | #112 |
| 2004 | 599 | #98 |
| 2003 | 503 | #117 |
| 2002 | 536 | #105 |
| 2001 | 527 | #109 |
| 2000 | 486 | #116 |
| 1999 | 485 | #116 |
| 1998 | 390 | #136 |
| 1997 | 355 | #150 |
| 1996 | 276 | #176 |
How popular is Elise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #223among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,367about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,367 girls in the US were named Elise, making it the 223rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 212th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 2,121 girls.
2025 had more girls named Elise than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Elise in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,689 girls in the US were given Elise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #212, up from #223 for this spelling alone.
Elise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,367 | #223 |
| 2024 | 1,270 | #251 |
| 2023 | 1,146 | #273 |
| 2022 | 1,204 | #260 |
| 2021 | 1,254 | #242 |
| 2020 | 1,364 | #212 |
| 2019 | 1,472 | #207 |
| 2018 | 1,670 | #176 |
| 2017 | 1,716 | #177 |
| 2016 | 1,915 | #168 |
| 2015 | 1,845 | #174 |
| 2014 | 1,967 | #168 |
| 2013 | 2,017 | #159 |
| 2012 | 2,121 | #152 |
| 2011 | 1,934 | #162 |
| 2010 | 1,588 | #196 |
| 2009 | 1,526 | #210 |
| 2008 | 1,549 | #218 |
| 2007 | 1,559 | #224 |
| 2006 | 1,566 | #218 |
| 2005 | 1,496 | #228 |
| 2004 | 1,510 | #226 |
| 2003 | 1,419 | #232 |
| 2002 | 1,336 | #238 |
| 2001 | 1,337 | #236 |
| 2000 | 1,278 | #254 |
| 1999 | 1,157 | #271 |
| 1998 | 1,026 | #293 |
| 1997 | 1,046 | #278 |
| 1996 | 935 | #305 |
| 1995 | 788 | #335 |
| 1994 | 802 | #333 |
| 1993 | 978 | #284 |
| 1992 | 939 | #298 |
| 1991 | 970 | #290 |
| 1990 | 1,071 | #265 |
| 1989 | 1,065 | #253 |
| 1988 | 1,095 | #240 |
| 1987 | 1,143 | #235 |
| 1986 | 1,043 | #248 |
| 1985 | 933 | #270 |
| 1984 | 760 | #312 |
| 1983 | 556 | #394 |
| 1982 | 437 | #477 |
| 1981 | 387 | #512 |
| 1980 | 334 | #556 |
| 1979 | 296 | #605 |
| 1978 | 283 | #602 |
| 1977 | 255 | #645 |
| 1976 | 244 | #632 |
| 1975 | 230 | #660 |
| 1974 | 221 | #675 |
| 1973 | 292 | #564 |
| 1972 | 256 | #613 |
| 1971 | 308 | #569 |
| 1970 | 331 | #557 |
| 1969 | 329 | #543 |
| 1968 | 341 | #522 |
| 1967 | 337 | #517 |
| 1966 | 362 | #492 |
| 1965 | 374 | #491 |
| 1964 | 427 | #470 |
| 1963 | 374 | #503 |
| 1962 | 367 | #505 |
| 1961 | 403 | #480 |
| 1960 | 374 | #500 |
| 1959 | 421 | #472 |
| 1958 | 392 | #480 |
| 1957 | 358 | #501 |
| 1956 | 394 | #469 |
| 1955 | 409 | #442 |
| 1954 | 404 | #435 |
| 1953 | 352 | #455 |
| 1952 | 303 | #482 |
| 1951 | 291 | #481 |
| 1950 | 187 | #612 |
| 1949 | 169 | #639 |
| 1948 | 166 | #644 |
| 1947 | 185 | #615 |
| 1946 | 132 | #702 |
| 1945 | 113 | #698 |
| 1944 | 134 | #631 |
| 1943 | 125 | #678 |
| 1942 | 106 | #725 |
| 1941 | 123 | #639 |
| 1940 | 116 | #645 |
| 1939 | 118 | #621 |
| 1938 | 107 | #666 |
| 1937 | 119 | #620 |
| 1936 | 116 | #611 |
| 1935 | 139 | #545 |
| 1934 | 96 | #680 |
| 1933 | 121 | #585 |
| 1932 | 129 | #578 |
| 1931 | 147 | #546 |
| 1930 | 137 | #583 |
| 1929 | 164 | #529 |
| 1928 | 149 | #579 |
| 1927 | 157 | #568 |
| 1926 | 159 | #565 |
| 1925 | 155 | #577 |
| 1924 | 199 | #497 |
| 1923 | 200 | #490 |
| 1922 | 202 | #484 |
| 1921 | 216 | #469 |
| 1920 | 208 | #470 |
| 1919 | 234 | #427 |
| 1918 | 209 | #462 |
| 1917 | 210 | #443 |
| 1916 | 198 | #451 |
| 1915 | 186 | #451 |
| 1914 | 157 | #431 |
| 1913 | 144 | #410 |
| 1912 | 143 | #384 |
| 1911 | 77 | #467 |
| 1910 | 62 | #519 |
| 1909 | 63 | #473 |
| 1908 | 70 | #430 |
| 1907 | 67 | #434 |
| 1906 | 55 | #458 |
| 1905 | 54 | #458 |
| 1904 | 59 | #421 |
| 1903 | 53 | #435 |
| 1902 | 51 | #434 |
| 1901 | 47 | #432 |
| 1900 | 76 | #381 |
| 1899 | 48 | #421 |
| 1898 | 60 | #396 |
| 1897 | 50 | #414 |
| 1896 | 46 | #424 |
| 1895 | 50 | #397 |
| 1894 | 43 | #422 |
| 1893 | 51 | #379 |
| 1892 | 40 | #419 |
| 1891 | 44 | #377 |
| 1890 | 33 | #446 |
| 1889 | 42 | #371 |
| 1888 | 33 | #431 |
| 1887 | 32 | #378 |
| 1886 | 32 | #378 |
| 1885 | 25 | #413 |
| 1884 | 28 | #377 |
| 1883 | 26 | #354 |
| 1882 | 29 | #326 |
| 1881 | 22 | #346 |
| 1880 | 24 | #326 |
Nicknames for Elise
- Elle 86 girls in the UK in 2025
- Lise
Names like Elise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Eve Leah Jasmine Molly Madeleine Hannah Chloe Isabelle Zoe Emily Emma
Other spellings of Elise
Names related to Elise
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elise, updated 20 October 2026.