Recorded 2018–2025 Girls' name Peak 2025 16 births

Elys — girls' name

16 babies named Elys in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s11

The verdict

16 girls have been named Elys since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

16
total births
2018–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Elys was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elys in 2025 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elys

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Elys between 2018 and 2025, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2025, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elys performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elys 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 16 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.

Elys at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

16

Since 2018

8 years of records

Peak year

2025

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2018

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2025

Elys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2018

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2025)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 202520232018 5

Elys by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
11 births that decade — 69% of Elys's all-time total
2010s52020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elys?
16 babies have been named Elys since 2018. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 6 births.
When was Elys most popular?
Elys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Elys been used?
Elys has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 8 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elyse, Elyssa, Elysia, Elyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2018–2025 (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.