Girls' name · since 1951
Elisse
Elisse has 519 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elisse is the #7565 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 519 recorded since 1951.
Elisse has 519 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7565 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #11,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,565 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 519 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisse ranks #11,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,565 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 519 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elisse's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elisse compares
519 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Elisse's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elisse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elisse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elisse splits its recorded history at 1999: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elisse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Elisse by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Elisse's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Elisse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (22% of all-time use).
How Elisse 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 Elisse's total volume
Elisse by state
Where Elisse concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
33 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Elisse's data
- Elisse's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elisses (33 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 Elisse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Elisse 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.