Elise

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Elise first appears in the data in 1985 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 212 babies (rank #54 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elise

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elise yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,427

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

212

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elise

Elise Mertenstennis player · b. 1995
Elise Stefanikpolitician · b. 1984
Elise Richterbibliophile · b. 1865

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1985	85	#98
1986	191	#60
1987	212	#54
1988	177	#69
1989	96	#97
1990	101	#93
1991	93	#95
1992	89	#100
1993	93	#97
2012	76	#96
2014	99	#83
2015	13	#164
2016	18	#170
2017	67	#110
2018	17	#118