Girls' name · since 1921
Eleise
Eleise has 10 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #55,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Eleise since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Eleise recorded 10 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1929.
- #55,158 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eleise ranks #55,158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #55,158 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eleise's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eleise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eleise splits its recorded history at 1929: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births).
Eleise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1929
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1929.
10 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 5 births in a single year.
Eleise by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Eleise's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Eleise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Eleise decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eleise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eleise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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