How Many People Are Named Elese?
An estimated 238 people in the United States have the first name Elese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Elese peaked in popularity in 1918 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elese 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 Elese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
238
About 1 in 1,440,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1918
21 births
Total Registered
511
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elese
Elese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 511 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elese as a female name
Ranked #12,159 in 2015
8 female births in 2015
Peak: 1918 (21 births)
Elese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elese span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 106 babies were registered. Elese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elese by Decade
How has Elese 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.
Elese by State
Elese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elese?
We estimate approximately 238 people named Elese 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 1,440,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Elese a common name?
Elese is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 511 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elese most popular?
Elese reached peak popularity in 1918, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elese is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elese a female name?
Elese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elese Smith, Elese Johnson, Elese 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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