Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2018
Elys
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.
- 16
- total births
- 2018–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Elys since 2018, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elys has been recorded 16 times among girls since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- 16 total births
- 2018–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Elys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elys's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elys at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Elys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Elys by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elys's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Elys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elys? ▼
Elys has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Elys
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elys
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Elysia Girl
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Elyana Girl
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Elysa Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elys: Baby Name Since 2018 - 16 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elys. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elys 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 July 2026.