How Many People Are Named Elise?
An estimated 64,260 people in the United States have the first name Elise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Elise peaked in popularity in 2012 with 2,126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elise 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 Elise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Elise is overwhelmingly female, 66 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
64,260
About 1 in 5,334 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2012
2,126 births
Total Registered
73,875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elise
Elise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73,875 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Elise as a male name
Ranked #12,837 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Elise as a female name
Ranked #252 in 2024
1,266 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (2,121 births)
Elise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elise span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 18,258 babies were registered. While Elise is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elise by Decade
How has Elise 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 293 | 0 | 293 | |
| 1890s | 465 | 0 | 465 | |
| 1900s | 595 | 0 | 595 | |
| 1910s | 1,625 | 5 | 1,620 | |
| 1920s | 1,824 | 15 | 1,809 | |
| 1930s | 1,228 | 0 | 1,228 | |
| 1940s | 1,369 | 0 | 1,369 | |
| 1950s | 3,511 | 0 | 3,511 | |
| 1960s | 3,689 | 0 | 3,689 | |
| 1970s | 2,717 | 0 | 2,717 | |
| 1980s | 7,778 | 26 | 7,752 | |
| 1990s | 9,712 | 0 | 9,712 | |
| 2000s | 14,580 | 5 | 14,575 | |
| 2010s | 18,258 | 15 | 18,243 | |
| 2020s | 6,231 | 0 | 6,231 | |
Elise by State
Birth registrations for Elise span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, West Virginia. On average, about 1,331 Elises were registered per state.
Elise + Last Name Combinations
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Elise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elise?
We estimate approximately 64,260 people named Elise 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 5,334 Americans share this first name.
Is Elise a common name?
Elise is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73,875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elise most popular?
Elise reached peak popularity in 2012, when 2,126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elise is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elise a female name?
Elise is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elise Smith, Elise Johnson, Elise 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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