U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Elise?

Elise was the #799 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Elise

61,120

About 1 in 5,423 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#799

More common than 98.5% of listed first names

Peak year

2012

2,126 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

1,367

#489 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,423

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.4% male99.6% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic72.9%
Black, non-Hispanic6.93%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.39%
Asian / Pacific Islander4.19%
Two or more races5.40%
Hispanic or Latino10.2%

Reading the result

Elise across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Elise reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2012, with 2,126 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,367 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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