Given name
Ellise
“Jehovah is my God”
Ellise is a variant of Ellis. In English use, Ellis carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ellise is a variant of Ellis. In English use, Ellis carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ellise is a variant of Ellis. The history of Ellis gives this family its wider story. Ellis’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ellise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 776
- 0 boys · 776 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,636 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,636 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 776 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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