Elyse
Elyse is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Elyse
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elyse is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Elyse
The earliest SSA record of Elyse as a baby girl name dates back to 1913, when 6 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 803 newborns named Elyse — #305 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Elyses. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #780 among baby girl names with 362 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 22K Elyses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Elyse
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About the name Elyse
Elyse is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Elyse's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #305. Use the chart and map above to compare Elyse'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.