Elise

Meaning and origin of Elise

Popularity of Elise in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
• Over recent years, Elise has been falling (−8.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elise every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Elise in English-speaking countries

Elise ranks 160^th in British Columbia (Canada), 178^th in Ontario (Canada) and 196^th in Scotland, against 119^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  160^th girls’ name58 babies in 3 years1 girl in 684

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  178^th girls’ name182 babies in 3 years1 girl in 849−6.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  196^th girls’ name61 babies in 3 years1 girl in 892−3% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  250^th girls’ name46 babies in 3 years1 girl in 913

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  244^th girls’ name3,783 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,277−2.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  304^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,608

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  300^th girls’ name40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,621

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  336^th girls’ name384 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,000−7.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elise, Élise and Elisé are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élise1,190
• Elisé5
• Eliz115
• Elyse (in French)50
• Elize15
• Élyse (in French)15
• Élize5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Elise

• Ellie
• Elsa
• Ella
• Hanna
• Lison
• Judith
• Manon
• Marie
• Lisa
• Dina
• Ana
• Maddy

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin