French
0% Masculine / 100% Feminine
Elise means 'pledged to God' or 'God is my oath'.
Elise is a variant of the name Elizabeth, which means 'pledged to God' or 'God is my oath'. It is of French origin and was popularized by the composer Ludwig van Beethoven's piano piece, 'Für Elise'.
The popularity for the name Elise peaked in popularity in the year 2012 with 2,121 births, which ranked number 332 out of 31,315 unique names for that year. Elise had the most female births in 2012 with 2,121, which ranked number 151 out of 19,523 female names for that year, and had the most male births in 1989 with 10, which ranked number 4,810 out of 9,229 male names for that year. The number of births for the name Elise has declined sharply over the last ten years from 2,126 births to 1,200 births, a decline of -43.56%. Among males, Elise has declined sharply in popularity over the last ten years from 5 births to 0 births, a decline of -100.00%. Among females, Elise has declined sharply in popularity over the last ten years from 2,121 births to 1,200 births, a decline of -43.42%.
Among females, Elise was most popular in Western states with 273 births in the region. It was most commonly used in CA, with 156 female births. See below for a full state by state breakdown of the name Elise. States with less than five births recorded will not be shown.
State | Male Births | Male Gender Rank | Female Births | Female Gender Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
AL | < 5 | N/A | 15 | 326 |
AR | < 5 | N/A | 6 | 487 |
AZ | < 5 | N/A | 29 | 228 |
CA | < 5 | N/A | 156 | 217 |
CO | < 5 | N/A | 26 | 205 |
CT | < 5 | N/A | 12 | 262 |
DC | < 5 | N/A | 5 | 170 |
FL | < 5 | N/A | 69 | 277 |
GA | < 5 | N/A | 34 | 339 |
HI | < 5 | N/A | 6 | 142 |
IA | < 5 | N/A | 6 | 496 |
ID | < 5 | N/A | 12 | 165 |
IL | < 5 | N/A | 38 | 284 |
IN | < 5 | N/A | 23 | 304 |
KS | < 5 | N/A | 6 | 513 |
KY | < 5 | N/A | 10 | 418 |
LA | < 5 | N/A | 21 | 226 |
MA | < 5 | N/A | 35 | 166 |
MD | < 5 | N/A | 21 | 271 |
MI | < 5 | N/A | 36 | 246 |
MN | < 5 | N/A | 24 | 229 |
MO | < 5 | N/A | 22 | 279 |
NC | < 5 | N/A | 35 | 309 |
ND | < 5 | N/A | 8 | 122 |
NE | < 5 | N/A | 14 | 146 |
NH | < 5 | N/A | 5 | 214 |
NJ | < 5 | N/A | 26 | 313 |
NM | < 5 | N/A | 6 | 236 |
NV | < 5 | N/A | 9 | 282 |
NY | < 5 | N/A | 67 | 249 |
OH | < 5 | N/A | 53 | 209 |
OK | < 5 | N/A | 10 | 386 |
OR | < 5 | N/A | 15 | 230 |
PA | < 5 | N/A | 44 | 253 |
SC | < 5 | N/A | 18 | 257 |
TN | < 5 | N/A | 20 | 377 |
TX | < 5 | N/A | 125 | 277 |
UT | < 5 | N/A | 18 | 225 |
VA | < 5 | N/A | 29 | 289 |
WA | < 5 | N/A | 31 | 222 |
WI | < 5 | N/A | 27 | 196 |
WV | < 5 | N/A | 5 | 318 |
Given the downward trend of Elise over the last 10 years, we expect this to continue in 2024 with roughly a -5.56% decrease in total births, for a total of 1,133 births in 2024. For Females, births for Elise have been decreasing over the past 10 years, and we expect roughly 1,134 female births in 2024, a decrease of -5.54%.