US rank #8452 Girls' name Peak 2004 766 births

Ellise — #8452 US girls' name

766 babies named Ellise in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61950s111960s51980s511990s1592000s2632010s2072020s59
#8452
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ellise was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

37 babies were named Ellise in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellise

The Social Security Administration has registered 766 babies named Ellise between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellise currently holds the #8452 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ellise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ellise in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellise 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 766 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.

Ellise at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

766

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2004

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,452

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ellise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
37
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198819571918 5

Ellise by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
263 births that decade — 34% of Ellise's all-time total
1910s51920s61950s111960s51980s511990s1592000s2632010s2072020s59

Ellise by state

Where Ellise concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ellise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 1.4%
#2 Florida
6 0.8%
#3 California
5 0.7%
#4 Ohio
5 0.7%
Texas share of Ellise's total US births 1.4%
Even split

11 of 766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellise?
766 babies have been named Ellise since 1918. It currently ranks #8452 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 37 births.
When was Ellise most popular?
Ellise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 263 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Ellise most popular?
The top states for the name Ellise are Texas (11 births), Florida (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Ellise been used?
Ellise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ellise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.