Girls' name · since 1880
Elise
75,186 babies named Elise in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 75,186
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
75,186 babies have been named Elise since 1880, making it today's #223 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elise recorded 75,186 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #223 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 75,186 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elise ranks #459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 75,186 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 75,186
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elise's 75,186 recorded births place it above 99.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elise compares
75,186 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elise's all-time total is 200x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75,186 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elise splits its recorded history at 1953: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (22 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 2,121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elise popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 2,121
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elise popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 1917 (Elise as boys' name)
Elise by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18,245 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Elise's strongest decade.
18,245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Elise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 293
1880s
293 births
- 1890s 465
1890s
465 births
- 1900s 595
1900s
595 births
- 1910s 1,620
1910s
1,620 births
- 1920s 1,809
1920s
1,809 births
- 1930s 1,229
1930s
1,229 births
- 1940s 1,369
1940s
1,369 births
- 1950s 3,511
1950s
3,511 births
- 1960s 3,688
1960s
3,688 births
- 1970s 2,716
1970s
2,716 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,753 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,712 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,576 births
- 2010s
2010s
18,245 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,605 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18,245 births (24% of all-time use).
How Elise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elise's total volume
Elise by state
Where Elise concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,306 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,404 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,555 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,545 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,128 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,928 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,827 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 2,671 | 3.6% |
8,306 of 75,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Elise appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elise's data
- Elise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18,245 total births) through the 2020s (7,605) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elises (8,306 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Elise 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.