Girl name
Elise
Elise holds the #223 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,367 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2012 (#152 nationally, 2,121 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Alaska (#60 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#223
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#152
in 2012 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
1,367
girls named Elise
Elise popularity, 1880–2025
Where Elise is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#60), District of Columbia (#119), Hawaii (#168)
Uniqueness score
30/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Elise in the most recent year of SSA data.