Given name
Elyse
“my God is bountiful”
Elyse is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elyse is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elyse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,264
- 19 boys · 21,245 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 803 babies
- 2025
- 286
- #918 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 286 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 918 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 803 in 1987. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,173 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.
Elyse’s family of names
Elyse has a related form in Elisa. In English usage, Elyse has a related form in Elise.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elyse
- Elyse LevesqueCanadian actressborn 1985
- Elyse KnoxAmerican actress (1917-2012)
- Elyse Villanicricketerborn 1989
- Elyse Sewellfashion model from the USAborn 1982
- Elyse TaylorAustralian modelborn 1986
- Elyse Lemay-LavoieCanadian water polo playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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