Elyse

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“blissful, blessed” — French, Greek

#7452024 rank
1987peak year
20,533babies named Elyse since 1880
▼ 2%5-year trend

Elyse popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 198718801920196020002024

What does Elyse mean?

From the French Élysée, echoing the Greek Elysium, the fields of the blessed in Homer's epics. Popular in America from the 1970s.

OriginFrench, Greek
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, vintage

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