How Many People Are Named Elease?
An estimated 816 people in the United States have the first name Elease. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Elease peaked in popularity in 1923 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elease as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elease paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Elease is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
816
About 1 in 420,042 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1923
97 births
Total Registered
3,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elease
Elease is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,047 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elease as a female name
Ranked #15,923 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1923 (97 births)
Elease: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elease span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 805 babies were registered. Elease has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elease by Decade
How has Elease tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elease by State
Birth registrations for Elease span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Illinois, Texas, New York. On average, about 162 Eleases were registered per state.
Elease + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elease as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elease
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elease: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elease?
We estimate approximately 816 people named Elease are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 420,042 Americans share this first name.
Is Elease a common name?
Elease is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elease most popular?
Elease reached peak popularity in 1923, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elease is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elease a female name?
Elease is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elease Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elease Smith, Elease Johnson, Elease Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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