Girl
Elise
As a girl's name, Elise traces back to French, where it is understood to mean "French diminutive of Elizabeth". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. Since 1900, roughly 63,718 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
FrenchFrench diminutive of Elizabeth
EtymologyMeaning "God is my oath"
Births by decade
1900s
595
1910s
1,625
1920s
1,823
1930s
1,229
1940s
1,369
1950s
3,512
1960s
3,688
1970s
2,719
1980s
7,777
1990s
9,711
2000s
14,574
2010s
15,096
Peaked in the 2010s · 63,718 total U.S. births since 1900