Elyse

Meaning: My God is an oath; my God is abundance
Origin: French (from Hebrew) — Variant of Elise

Girl's name · #918 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Elyse reached its best rank, #305, in 1987 and ranked #918 in 2025. Roughly 21,000 girls have been named Elyse since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#974 in Ireland (2025) · #1,925 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,943 in France (2025) · #515 in Canada (2024).

Famous Elyses

Elyse Levesque — Canadian actress
Elyse Knox — American actress (1917–2012)
Elyse Villani — Australian cricketer (born 1989)
Elyse Sewell — Fashion model from the USA
Elyse Taylor — Australian model

What Elyses become

Among 77 notable people named Elyse:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elyse Levesque, Canadian actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Elise (#223), Elyse would rank around #190 with about 1,700 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Elise and Elyse.

Similar names: Elise · Arielle · Elissa · Annelise · Micah · Elliot

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