Given name
Ellyce
“the Lord is my God”·“Jehovah is my God”·“yahweh is God”
Ellyce is a variant of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ellyce is a feminine form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ellyce carries the interpretation “the Lord is my God.” Ellyce is a variant of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ellyce is a feminine form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Ellyce is used as a feminine counterpart of Elijah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ellyce is a feminine form of Elijah. The history of Elijah gives this family its wider story. Elijah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ellyce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 0 boys · 132 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 200 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.
Ellyce’s family of names
Ellyce is a feminine form of Elijah. Ellyce has a related form in Elias. Ellyce has a related form in Ellis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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