Ellise
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LEEZ
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Ellise is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Ellise mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elise; short form of Elisabeth, via French
“God is my oath”
French short form of Elisabeth, familiar from Beethoven's piano piece Für Elise.
Meaning borrowed from Elise. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ellise a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellise is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ellise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Ellise, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 52 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ellise in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. 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 Ellise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #311, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Ellise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,346 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,575 |
| 2009 | 30 | #1,127 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,215 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 48 | #720 |
| 2005 | 52 | #661 |
| 2004 | 41 | #744 |
| 2003 | 41 | #733 |
| 2002 | 48 | #629 |
| 2001 | 43 | #658 |
| 2000 | 50 | #598 |
| 1999 | 40 | #676 |
| 1998 | 37 | #728 |
| 1997 | 37 | #733 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Ellise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,454th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Ellise, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the girls named Ellise in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,689 girls in the US were given Ellise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #212, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
Ellise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
Nicknames for Ellise
- Elle 86 girls in the UK in 2025
- Lise
Names like Ellise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Chloe, Zoe, Hannah, Eve, Isabelle, Emma, Sophie, Emily, Phoebe, Abigail, Molly
Other spellings of Ellise
Names related to Ellise
Elsie, Ellis, Eloise, Elouise, Ellsie, Ellouise, Elloise, Elis
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, “Ellise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ellise, updated 20 October 2026.