Elise Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins

Origin:

French

Gender Distribution:

0% Masculine / 100% Feminine

Meaning:

Elise means 'pledged to God' or 'God is my oath'.

Meaning of the Name Elise

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'.

Popularity of the Name 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%.

Nationwide Popularity of Elise

  • 20 Year Trend of Elise: -10.18%
  • 10 Year Trend of Elise: -43.56%
  • 10 Year Male Trend of Elise: -100.00%
  • 10 Year Female Trend of Elise: -43.42%

Popularity of Elise by State

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.

StateMale BirthsMale Gender RankFemale BirthsFemale Gender Rank
AL< 5N/A15326
AR< 5N/A6487
AZ< 5N/A29228
CA< 5N/A156217
CO< 5N/A26205
CT< 5N/A12262
DC< 5N/A5170
FL< 5N/A69277
GA< 5N/A34339
HI< 5N/A6142
IA< 5N/A6496
ID< 5N/A12165
IL< 5N/A38284
IN< 5N/A23304
KS< 5N/A6513
KY< 5N/A10418
LA< 5N/A21226
MA< 5N/A35166
MD< 5N/A21271
MI< 5N/A36246
MN< 5N/A24229
MO< 5N/A22279
NC< 5N/A35309
ND< 5N/A8122
NE< 5N/A14146
NH< 5N/A5214
NJ< 5N/A26313
NM< 5N/A6236
NV< 5N/A9282
NY< 5N/A67249
OH< 5N/A53209
OK< 5N/A10386
OR< 5N/A15230
PA< 5N/A44253
SC< 5N/A18257
TN< 5N/A20377
TX< 5N/A125277
UT< 5N/A18225
VA< 5N/A29289
WA< 5N/A31222
WI< 5N/A27196
WV< 5N/A5318

2024 Popularity Projections for Elise

  • Total Births of Elise: 1133 (-5.56%)
  • 0
  • Female Births of Elise: 1134 (-5.54%)

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%.

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