Elise is a distinctive choice, ranked #320 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elise in their class.
💎
UK Rank 2024
#320
US Rank #252
About the Name Elise
Elise is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 65 places over five years. Its high point was #96 in 2002, and it now sits at #320. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 3 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Elise is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #252, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elise
Unlikely. With around 136 UK babies named Elise per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elise in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elise has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 65 places in the last five years. Its peak was #96 in 2002. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Elise is more popular in the US (#252) than in the UK (#320). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Elise include: Elise Jordan — Elise Jordan is an American journalist, writer, and media personality working as the co-host of MS NOW's (formerly MSNBC's) The Weekend Primetime and a...; Elise Stefanik — Elise Marie Stefanik is an American politician who has served as the U.; Elise Ansel — Elise Ansel is an American painter..
Elise appears in the US top 500 at #252 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
136
UK babies named Elise (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 65 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elise
Likely around 1 other Elise in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Elise
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elise Jordan is an American journalist, writer, and media personality working as the co-host of MS NOW's (formerly MSNBC's) The Weekend Primetime and a political analyst on NBC and MS NOW. She is also a columnist contributing to Time.
Elise Paschen is an American poet and member of the Osage Nation. She is the co-founder and co-editor of Poetry in Motion, a program which places poetry posters in subways and buses across the country.
Elise Ford née Sophie Elise Forsberg was an American painter, who was a student and a favorite model of Howard Chandler Christy. She posed for many of Christy's well-known patriotic posters, including 1941 "I am An American" personifying America "rushing forward to give the touch of the contagion of liberty and democracy to the rest of the world" in the words of then New York Mayor Fiorello H.