The baby name Elise is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ih-LEES (IPA: /ɪˈliːs/),eh-LEEZ (French: /e.liz/).
Elise is French in Origin.
The baby name Elise is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ih-LEES (IPA: /ɪˈliːs/),eh-LEEZ (French: /e.liz/).
Elise is French in Origin.
Elise is the French short form of Elisabeth, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva, meaning "my God is an oath" or "pledged to God." The name passed into Europe through Greek Elisabet and Latin Elisabetha, settling in French and German as a streamlined, elegant diminutive. It spread through the Low Countries and Scandinavia, where it functions both as an independent given name and as a familiar form of Elisabeth.
Documented across early modern Europe, Elise surged in fashion in the 18th-19th centuries, its grace amplified by Beethoven's 1810 bagatelle "Für Elise." The name later gained steady use in English-speaking countries, with a late-20th-century revival. Variants and related forms include Élise, Elyse, Elize, Elisa/Élisa, Else, Elsa, Elsie, Lise, and Lisette; all trace back to the Elisabeth family, though distinct from Eloise. The enduring appeal lies in its concise form paired with a venerable, faith-tinged meaning.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| NL | Girls | 2014 | #11 | 238 | 73 |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #14 | 4 | 315 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #41 | 226 | 1,568 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CM | 0 | #48 | 9 | 2,592 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #49 | 98 | 453 |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #61 | 1,485 | 11,671 |
| LU | 0 | #61 | 6 | 2,830 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #68 | 201 | 7,146 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #75 | 118 | 424 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #87 | 618 | 3,185 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #89 | 47 | 1,786 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #121 | 18 | 1,888 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #126 | 183 | 2,795 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #142 | 10 | 3,773 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #148 | 38 | 4,850 |
| CR | 0 | #160 | 6 | 5,526 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #170 | 2,301 | 5,933 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| DK | 0 | #187 | 17 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #209 | 9 | 4,575 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 36 | 7,056 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #226 | 1,266 | 8,487 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #233 | 85 | 7,429 |
| NL | 0 | #235 | 165 | 2,481 | |
| SG | 0 | #235 | 35 | 11,010 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #240 | 186 | 1,368 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #254 | 23 | 8,139 |
| IL | 0 | #261 | 14 | 6,291 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #265 | 1,275 | 3,895 |
| Finland | 0 | #265 | 43 | 830 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #270 | 9 | 7,507 |
| MY | 0 | #278 | 53 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #287 | 63 | 8,829 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| HK | 0 | #315 | 34 | 8,483 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #341 | 11 | 8,539 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #358 | 33 | 13,098 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| ZA | 0 | #404 | 44 | 14,421 | |
| France | Boys | 2009 | #408 | 3 | 2,801 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #408 | 13 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #419 | 170 | 18,916 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #429 | 190 | 16,104 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #440 | 12 | 7,952 |
| Spain | 0 | #442 | 11 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| LB | 0 | #445 | 224 | 13,263 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #468 | 83 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #478 | 21 | 11,913 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #498 | 26 | 10,981 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #501 | 32 | 11,342 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #532 | 531 | 24,821 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #582 | 36 | 11,648 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #649 | 17 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #668 | 47 | 4,183 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #727 | 468 | 25,928 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #732 | 107 | 4,949 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #770 | 17 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #815 | 15 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #834 | 18 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #865 | 77 | 12,708 |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #939 | 45 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,086 | 43 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,149 | 28 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,160 | 24 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,227 | 220 | 9,415 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Elise is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:
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