Is Elise a boy or girl name?
Elise is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,266 girls and 0 boys were named Elise, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 73,875 US babies named Elise were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #252
- Babies named Elise since 1880
- 73,875
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 2,126 babies
Boys and girls named Elise, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 465 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 595 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 1,620 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 15 | 1,809 | 99.2% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,228 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,369 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,511 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,689 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,717 | 100% |
| 1980s | 26 | 7,752 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 9,712 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 14,575 | 100% |
| 2010s | 15 | 18,243 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,231 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,266 | #252 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,145 | #274 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,204 | #260 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,252 | #242 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,364 | #212 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,472 | #207 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,670 | #176 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,837 | 1,715 | #177 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,915 | #168 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,844 | #174 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,613 | 1,967 | #168 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,017 | #159 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,827 | 2,121 | #152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,934 | #162 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,588 | #196 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,034 | 1,526 | #210 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,549 | #218 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,559 | #224 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,566 | #218 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,495 | #228 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,510 | #226 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,419 | #232 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,336 | #238 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,337 | #236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,278 | #254 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #272 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #293 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,046 | #278 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 935 | #305 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 788 | #335 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 802 | #333 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 978 | #284 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 939 | #298 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 970 | #290 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #265 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,929 | 1,065 | #253 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,959 | 1,095 | #240 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,143 | #235 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 1,043 | #248 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,433 | 933 | #270 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 759 | #312 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 556 | #394 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 437 | #477 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 387 | #512 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 334 | #558 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 296 | #605 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 284 | #602 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 255 | #645 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 244 | #633 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 230 | #661 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 221 | #675 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 292 | #566 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 256 | #614 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 308 | #569 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 331 | #557 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 329 | #544 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 341 | #522 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 337 | #517 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 362 | #492 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 374 | #491 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 427 | #470 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 374 | #503 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 368 | #504 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 403 | #482 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 374 | #502 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 421 | #472 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 392 | #480 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 358 | #501 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 394 | #470 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 409 | #443 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 404 | #436 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 352 | #456 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 303 | #483 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 291 | #482 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 187 | #614 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 169 | #640 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 166 | #646 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 185 | #615 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 132 | #702 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 113 | #698 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 134 | #632 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 125 | #679 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 106 | #727 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 123 | #641 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 116 | #647 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 118 | #622 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 107 | #667 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 119 | #623 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 116 | #612 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 139 | #547 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 96 | #681 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 121 | #585 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 129 | #579 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 146 | #546 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 137 | #585 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,141 | 164 | #529 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 149 | #579 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 157 | #569 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,396 | 159 | #565 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 155 | #577 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 199 | #499 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,411 | 200 | #490 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 202 | #484 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 216 | #469 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 208 | #470 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 234 | #428 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 209 | #463 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,157 | 210 | #443 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 198 | #452 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 186 | #451 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 157 | #432 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 144 | #410 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 143 | #385 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 77 | #470 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 62 | #519 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 63 | #473 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 70 | #431 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 67 | #436 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 55 | #460 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 54 | #459 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 59 | #423 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 53 | #438 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 51 | #436 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 47 | #433 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 76 | #382 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 48 | #421 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 60 | #396 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 50 | #416 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 46 | #427 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 50 | #398 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 43 | #423 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 51 | #379 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 40 | #422 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 44 | #378 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 33 | #450 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 42 | #372 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 33 | #434 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 32 | #381 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 32 | #379 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 25 | #417 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 28 | #378 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 26 | #357 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 29 | #329 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 22 | #349 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 24 | #329 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elise reached #4,141 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #152 in 2012. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elise
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.