A reliable meaning for Elys isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elys through the years
Babies since 1880
16
0 boys · 16 girls
Most popular year
2025
6 babies
2025
6
#13,708 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Elys in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2018–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,708 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 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.