Elese
Feminine · Hebrew roots · “my God is an oath (as Elizabeth”
Elese sits between Elise and Elsie, with an e where Elise has an i. Five letters, an e at each end and one in the middle, and a root that runs back to Elizabeth whichever way it is read.
How old is the name Elese?
Elese first appears in US birth records in 1908 — 117 years ago. The typical Elese alive today was born around 1943, making them about 82 years old. About 300 people named Elese are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Elese most popular?
Elese peaked in 1909, reaching #1763 nationally. See the whole 1909 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Elisheba (Hebrew) to Elese
The story of Elese
Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheba, has more short forms than almost any name in English, and two of them sit on either side of Elese. Elise began as a pet form of Elisabeth; Elsie came from Elspeth, the Scottish Elizabeth. Elese can be read as either: eh-LEES, rhyming with Elise, or EL-see, like Elsie, and the spelling does not decide. Whichever way a family says it, the name leads back to Elizabeth.
Meaning
my God is an oath (as Elizabeth, Hebrew)
Elise is a pet form of Elisabeth, and Elsie comes from Elspeth, the Scottish Elizabeth. Either road leads to the Hebrew Elisheba, usually read 'my God is an oath'. Elese is a spelling that fits both.
How the name formed
- ElishebaHebrew
- Elisabeth
- Elise
- Elese
Related forms: Élise · Elise
Pronouncing Elese
eh-LEES
Most say it like Elise; some say EL-see, like Elsie. The spelling allows both, so the family's version needs giving.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1908
- Most girls named
- 191821 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1763reached in 1909
- Change vs 2011
- +60.0%8 in 2015, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Elese in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Élise in French — related form
- Elise in German — related form
Eleses among us
people named Elese are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Elese sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, and it leads back to Elizabeth, one of the best-documented names in English.
- Close to Elise and Elsie, so it never sounds strange.
- It will be read as a misspelling of Elise and corrected by forms and teachers; the family will spell it out often.
- The pronunciation has to be given, since the spelling fits two, and once given it is easy to keep.
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Frequently asked
- How many Eleses are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Elese are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Elese in 2025?
- Elese is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Elese with classmates?
- Elese will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More E names
The most-given names starting with E, all years combined.
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