Élise is a girl's name of French origin meaning “My God is an oath.” In 2024 it was given to 1,266 girls in the United States.
Élise belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “My God is an oath” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Élise first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #152 in 2012, and in 2024 1,266 babies received the name — 73,809 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Élise means “My God is an oath” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Élise is a girl name. In 2024, 1,266 babies received the name in the US.
Élise comes from the French tradition.
Élise first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #152 in 2012, and 1,266 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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