Girls' name · since 1983
Ellyse
Ellyse has 795 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellyse is the #8529 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 795 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Ellyse recorded 795 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #8529 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #8,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,529 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 795 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellyse ranks #8,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,529 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 795 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 795
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellyse's 795 recorded births place it above 87.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ellyse compares
795 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Ellyse's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellyse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 795 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellyse's full recorded timeline at 2004, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ellyse by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (254 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ellyse's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ellyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 254 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ellyse 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 Ellyse's total volume
Ellyse by state
Where Ellyse concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 6.2% |
49 of 795 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ellyse's data
- Ellyse's decade-level peak was the 2000s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ellyses (49 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 Ellyse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Ellyse 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.