Elis

Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Meaning

Elis is a given name, used for both men and women.

From Wikipedia

Elis first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 86 babies (rank #472 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elis

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.

1,062

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Elis

Elis Reginasinger · b. 1945

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	32	#541
1997	20	#793
1998	27	#646
1999	27	#640
2000	34	#556
2001	29	#645
2002	40	#528
2003	38	#587
2004	38	#643
2005	53	#514
2006	44	#633
2007	52	#580
2008	51	#615
2009	43	#697
2010	45	#690
2011	53	#634
2012	50	#673
2013	72	#516
2014	72	#528
2015	73	#527
2016	86	#472