US rank #11386 Unisex name Peak 2016 91 births

Elison — #11386 US boys' name

91 babies named Elison in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s232010s422020s21
#11386
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Elison was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Elison in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elison

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Elison between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elison currently holds the #11386 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Elison is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elison performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elison shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elison in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 91 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elison at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

91

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,386

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elison popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20242021201820162013200420001992 5

Elison popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2014 (Elison as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20152014 5

Elison by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42 births that decade — 46% of Elison's all-time total
1990s52000s232010s422020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elison?
91 babies have been named Elison since 1992. It currently ranks #11386 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Elison most popular?
Elison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Elison a unisex name?
Yes, Elison is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 91 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Elison been used?
Elison has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elison?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.