How Many People Are Named Else?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Else. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Else peaked in popularity in 1932 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Else 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 Else paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1932
14 births
Total Registered
514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Else
Else is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 514 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Else as a female name
Ranked #15,797 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1932 (14 births)
Else: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Else span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 83 babies were registered. Else has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Else by Decade
How has Else 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.
Else by State
Else + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Else as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Else
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Else: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Else?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Else 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Else a common name?
Else is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Else most popular?
Else reached peak popularity in 1932, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Else is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Else a female name?
Else is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Else Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Else Smith, Else Johnson, Else 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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