Elyse
Girl · e-LEEZ · Hebrew
Elyse is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my oath”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 918th for girls in the US (286 babies).
What does Elyse mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elise, a short form of Elisabeth
“God is my oath”
Variant spelling of Elise, the French short form of Elisabeth.
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Is Elyse a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyse is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 286 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elyse in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Elyse, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 48 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Elyse since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Elyse in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. 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 Elyse or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #311, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Elyse in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,368 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 2014 | 44 | #925 |
| 2013 | 47 | #868 |
| 2012 | 33 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 31 | #1,165 |
| 2010 | 33 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 41 | #895 |
| 2008 | 29 | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 46 | #780 |
| 2006 | 47 | #732 |
| 2005 | 33 | #900 |
| 2004 | 48 | #670 |
| 2003 | 36 | #804 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 39 | #714 |
| 2000 | 32 | #792 |
| 1999 | 29 | #837 |
| 1998 | 34 | #761 |
| 1997 | 28 | #870 |
| 1996 | 28 | #855 |
How popular is Elyse in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #918among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 286about 1 in 5,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 286 girls in the US were named Elyse, making it the 918th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 718th. Its busiest year was 1987, with 803 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913.
2025 had fewer girls named Elyse than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Elyse in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,689 girls in the US were given Elyse or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #212, up from #918 for this spelling alone.
Elyse in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 286 | #918 |
| 2024 | 376 | #750 |
| 2023 | 344 | #812 |
| 2022 | 344 | #815 |
| 2021 | 314 | #868 |
| 2020 | 388 | #718 |
| 2019 | 385 | #733 |
| 2018 | 422 | #687 |
| 2017 | 429 | #682 |
| 2016 | 418 | #694 |
| 2015 | 440 | #653 |
| 2014 | 477 | #609 |
| 2013 | 495 | #580 |
| 2012 | 571 | #530 |
| 2011 | 479 | #598 |
| 2010 | 461 | #640 |
| 2009 | 455 | #649 |
| 2008 | 432 | #699 |
| 2007 | 389 | #749 |
| 2006 | 419 | #678 |
| 2005 | 386 | #706 |
| 2004 | 368 | #725 |
| 2003 | 349 | #732 |
| 2002 | 314 | #767 |
| 2001 | 292 | #808 |
| 2000 | 278 | #815 |
| 1999 | 270 | #805 |
| 1998 | 283 | #761 |
| 1997 | 248 | #834 |
| 1996 | 216 | #907 |
| 1995 | 249 | #796 |
| 1994 | 276 | #750 |
| 1993 | 264 | #780 |
| 1992 | 330 | #669 |
| 1991 | 412 | #564 |
| 1990 | 449 | #526 |
| 1989 | 612 | #406 |
| 1988 | 790 | #315 |
| 1987 | 803 | #305 |
| 1986 | 700 | #343 |
| 1985 | 639 | #365 |
| 1984 | 426 | #479 |
| 1983 | 244 | #697 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,489 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 82 | #1,474 |
| 1979 | 84 | #1,442 |
| 1978 | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1977 | 80 | #1,404 |
| 1976 | 85 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,655 |
| 1974 | 73 | #1,399 |
| 1973 | 81 | #1,276 |
| 1972 | 76 | #1,325 |
| 1971 | 78 | #1,364 |
| 1970 | 69 | #1,464 |
| 1969 | 86 | #1,201 |
| 1968 | 95 | #1,090 |
| 1967 | 75 | #1,227 |
| 1966 | 91 | #1,102 |
| 1965 | 77 | #1,226 |
| 1964 | 98 | #1,103 |
| 1963 | 87 | #1,169 |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,539 |
| 1961 | 76 | #1,267 |
| 1960 | 98 | #1,086 |
| 1959 | 89 | #1,129 |
| 1958 | 100 | #1,044 |
| 1957 | 108 | #1,001 |
| 1956 | 121 | #913 |
| 1955 | 172 | #721 |
| 1954 | 148 | #767 |
| 1953 | 119 | #856 |
| 1952 | 129 | #793 |
| 1951 | 95 | #951 |
| 1950 | 107 | #854 |
| 1949 | 95 | #908 |
| 1948 | 88 | #922 |
| 1947 | 97 | #897 |
| 1946 | 62 | #1,077 |
| 1945 | 55 | #1,048 |
| 1944 | 77 | #867 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,326 |
| 1942 | 18 | #2,045 |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,829 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,970 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,550 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
Nicknames for Elyse
- Elle 86 girls in the UK in 2025
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