Elison
The Story of Elison
As a girl name
Elison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 6 Elisons were born — ranking #14,477 that year. As of 2026, Elison ranks #14,477 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Elisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Elison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 10 Elisons were born — ranking #7,602 that year. As of 2026, Elison ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 91 Elisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elison
Elison is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Elison's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,602. Use the chart and map above to compare Elison's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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