Elis Boy & girl
How popular is Elis?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Elis in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
558living people named Elis (est.)
10median age of people named Elis
606babies named Elis since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025
Elis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 91 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls, 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+78% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #7,554 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (20 girls) |
| Highest rank | #5,955 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 46% boys, 54% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elise family of names ranked #197 for girls in 2025 (#194 the year before), with 1,749 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elise | 1,367 | 78% |
| Elyse | 286 | 16% |
| Elize | 13 | 1% |
| Elis | 16 | 1% |
| Ellise | 10 | 1% |
| Eliz | 15 | 1% |
| Elisse | 14 | 1% |
| Ellyse | 12 | 1% |
| Elysse | 10 | 1% |
| Elys | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Elis by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | #8,154 |
| 1980s | 12 | #8,773 |
| 1990s | 12 | #10,187 |
| 2000s | 74 | #9,375 |
| 2010s | 107 | #6,410 |
| 2020s | 103 | #5,955 |
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Questions
- Is Elis a boy or girl name?
- Elis is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 46% of babies named Elis were boys and 54% were girls.
- How popular is the name Elis?
- 16 baby girls were named Elis in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 11 boys got the name (#7,190 for boys).
- When was Elis most popular?
- Elis peaked in 2022, when 20 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #5,955 in 2023.
- How many people are named Elis?
- 606 babies have been named Elis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 558 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.