Elyse is an established variant of Elsie that peaked in 1987 and has grown less common since.
Elyse is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #918 for girl births in the United States (and #1,754 across all names), given to 286 babies. Elyse was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1987 (803 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 286 | 286 | #918 | — |
| 2024 | 376 | 376 | #750 | — |
| 2023 | 344 | 344 | #812 | — |
| 2022 | 344 | 344 | #816 | — |
| 2021 | 314 | 314 | #869 | — |
| 2020 | 388 | 388 | #718 | — |
| 2019 | 385 | 385 | #734 | — |
| 2018 | 422 | 422 | #688 | — |
| 2017 | 429 | 429 | #682 | — |
| 2016 | 418 | 418 | #694 | — |
| 2015 | 440 | 440 | #653 | — |
| 2014 | 477 | 477 | #609 | — |
| 2013 | 495 | 495 | #581 | — |
| 2012 | 571 | 571 | #531 | — |
| 2011 | 479 | 479 | #599 | — |
| 2010 | 461 | 461 | #640 | — |
| 2009 | 455 | 455 | #649 | — |
| 2008 | 432 | 432 | #699 | — |
| 2007 | 389 | 389 | #751 | — |
| 2006 | 419 | 419 | #678 | — |
| 2005 | 386 | 386 | #707 | — |
| 2004 | 368 | 368 | #726 | — |
| 2003 | 349 | 349 | #734 | — |
| 2002 | 314 | 314 | #767 | — |
| 2001 | 292 | 292 | #808 | — |
| 2000 | 278 | 278 | #816 | — |
| 1999 | 270 | 270 | #806 | — |
| 1998 | 283 | 283 | #761 | — |
| 1997 | 248 | — | #836 | — |
| 1996 | 216 | — | #908 | — |
| 1995 | 249 | — | #797 | — |
| 1994 | 276 | — | #756 | — |
| 1993 | 264 | — | #781 | — |
| 1992 | 330 | — | #669 | — |
| 1991 | 412 | — | #565 | — |
| 1990 | 454 | — | #527 | #8,527 |
| 1989 | 619 | — | #406 | #6,423 |
| 1988 | 797 | — | #315 | #5,961 |
| 1987 | 803 | — | #305 | — |
| 1986 | 700 | — | #343 | — |
| 1985 | 639 | — | #365 | — |
| 1984 | 426 | — | #479 | — |
| 1983 | 244 | — | #699 | — |
| 1982 | 80 | — | #1,494 | — |
| 1981 | 78 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1980 | 82 | — | #1,475 | — |
| 1979 | 84 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1978 | 79 | — | #1,456 | — |
| 1977 | 80 | — | #1,406 | — |
| 1976 | 85 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1975 | 58 | — | #1,657 | — |
| 1974 | 73 | — | #1,402 | — |
| 1973 | 81 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1972 | 76 | — | #1,328 | — |
| 1971 | 78 | — | #1,366 | — |
| 1970 | 69 | — | #1,467 | — |
| 1969 | 86 | — | #1,201 | — |
| 1968 | 95 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1967 | 75 | — | #1,231 | — |
| 1966 | 91 | — | #1,105 | — |
| 1965 | 77 | — | #1,232 | — |
| 1964 | 98 | — | #1,106 | — |
| 1963 | 87 | — | #1,172 | — |
| 1962 | 53 | — | #1,547 | — |
| 1961 | 76 | — | #1,274 | — |
| 1960 | 98 | — | #1,089 | — |
| 1959 | 89 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1958 | 100 | — | #1,046 | — |
| 1957 | 108 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1956 | 121 | — | #916 | — |
| 1955 | 172 | — | #722 | — |
| 1954 | 148 | — | #768 | — |
| 1953 | 119 | — | #858 | — |
| 1952 | 129 | — | #796 | — |
| 1951 | 95 | — | #952 | — |
| 1950 | 107 | — | #856 | — |
| 1949 | 95 | — | #910 | — |
| 1948 | 88 | — | #927 | — |
| 1947 | 97 | — | #899 | — |
| 1946 | 62 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1945 | 55 | — | #1,052 | — |
| 1944 | 77 | — | #868 | — |
| 1943 | 38 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #2,069 | — |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #3,339 | — |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,297 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,545 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,829 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,409 | — |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #2,884 | — |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,045 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,196 | — |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,212 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,831 | — |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,917 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,670 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,207 | — |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #2,857 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,178 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,234 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,352 | — |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,562 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,051 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,803 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,660 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,792 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,937 | — |