Is Elyse a boy or girl name?
Elyse is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 376 girls and 0 boys were named Elyse, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 20,978 US babies named Elyse were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #745
- Babies named Elyse since 1913
- 20,978
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 803 babies
Boys and girls named Elyse, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 546 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,188 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 836 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 763 | 100% |
| 1980s | 14 | 4,454 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 2,997 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,682 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,577 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,766 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 376 | #745 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 344 | #810 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 344 | #815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 314 | #868 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 388 | #718 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 385 | #734 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 422 | #688 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 429 | #682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 418 | #693 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 440 | #652 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 477 | #609 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 495 | #581 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 571 | #531 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 479 | #599 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 461 | #639 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 455 | #649 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 432 | #699 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 389 | #751 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 419 | #678 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 386 | #707 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 368 | #726 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 349 | #734 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 314 | #767 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 292 | #808 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 278 | #816 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 270 | #806 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 283 | #761 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 248 | #836 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 216 | #908 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 249 | #797 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 276 | #756 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 264 | #781 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 330 | #669 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 412 | #565 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,523 | 449 | #527 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,422 | 612 | #406 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,961 | 790 | #315 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 803 | #305 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 700 | #343 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 639 | #365 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 426 | #479 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 244 | #699 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,494 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,533 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,476 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,446 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,456 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,406 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,288 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,658 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,402 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,279 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,328 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,366 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,467 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,201 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,092 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,231 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,105 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,232 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,106 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,172 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,546 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,274 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,089 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,132 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,046 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,002 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 121 | #917 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 172 | #722 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 148 | #768 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 119 | #858 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 129 | #796 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 95 | #952 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 107 | #856 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 95 | #910 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 88 | #927 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 97 | #899 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,080 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,052 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 77 | #868 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,332 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,069 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,339 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,297 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,545 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,829 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,884 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,045 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,197 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,212 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,831 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,917 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,670 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,207 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,857 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,178 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,234 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,352 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,562 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,051 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,660 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,792 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,937 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elyse reached #5,961 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #305 in 1987. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elyse
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.