How Many People Are Named Elyse?
An estimated 19,539 people in the United States have the first name Elyse. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Elyse peaked in popularity in 1987 with 803 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elyse 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 Elyse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,539
About 1 in 17,542 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1987
803 births
Total Registered
20,978
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elyse
Elyse is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,978 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Elyse as a male name
Ranked #8,523 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Elyse as a female name
Ranked #745 in 2024
376 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (803 births)
Elyse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elyse span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,577 babies were registered. While Elyse is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elyse by Decade
How has Elyse 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.
Elyse by State
Birth registrations for Elyse span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Vermont, Mississippi, South Dakota. On average, about 394 Elyses were registered per state.
Elyse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elyse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elyse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elyse?
We estimate approximately 19,539 people named Elyse 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 17,542 Americans share this first name.
Is Elyse a common name?
Elyse is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,978 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elyse most popular?
Elyse reached peak popularity in 1987, when 803 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elyse is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elyse a female name?
Elyse is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elyse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elyse Smith, Elyse Johnson, Elyse 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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