Girls' name · since 1953
Elysse
Elysse has 778 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 778
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elysse currently ranks #9568 among girls' names in America, with 778 babies recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Elysse recorded 778 times among girls since 1953, holding rank #9568 nationally today, ahead of 45% 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 1953 to 2025.
- #8,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,568 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 778 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elysse ranks #8,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,568 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 778 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 778
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elysse's 778 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elysse compares
778 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Elysse's all-time total is 107% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elysse | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 778 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elysse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elysse's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elysse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Elysse by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (208 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Elysse's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Elysse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 208 births (27% of all-time use).
How Elysse 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 Elysse's total volume
Elysse by state
Where Elysse concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 116 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
116 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Elysse's data
- Elysse's decade-level peak was the 2000s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elysses (116 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elysse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Elysse 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.