Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Elise

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Consecrated to God Abbreviation of Elisabeth.
Consecrated to God

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elise

Pronunciation

e-li-se

Famous People

Actress Elise Neal, Gymnast Elise Ray

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Piers Morgan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #4809, 10 births); most recent 2017 (rank #12243, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #150, 2,121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #223, 1,367 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,367
2024–1,266
2023–1,145
2022–1,204
2021–1,252
2020–1,364
2019–1,472
2018–1,670
201751,715
2016–1,915

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #97, 527 births); most recent 2025 (rank #335, 129 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025129
2024136
2023119
2022122
2021157
2020185
2019194
2018235
2017275
2016310

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1910 (rank #309, 19 births); most recent 2019 (rank #4925, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #40, 1,906 births); most recent 2023 (rank #59, 867 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–867
2022–1,014
2021–1,080
2020–1,117
201931,193
201831,349
2017–1,421
2016–1,526
2015–1,318
2014–1,311

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #132, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
202413
202320
202224
202111
202021
201925
201827
201739
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #75, 68 births); most recent 2025 (rank #256, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202514
202421
202326
202218
202132
202020
201927
201832
201742
201639

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #160, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20235
20229
20214
20206
20198
20189
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #60, 48 births); most recent 2023 (rank #177, 17 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202317
202221
202120
202027
201921
201839
201734
201641
201548
201431

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence