Given name
Elysse
“my God is bountiful”
Elysse is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elysse is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elysse is a form of Elise. Elise comes from French, and ultimately from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elysse through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 778
- 0 boys · 778 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,641 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,641 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 713 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.
Elysse’s family of names
Elysse has a related form in Elisa. In English usage, Elysse has a related form in Elise.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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