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My God is an oath, through the Elisabeth-related tradition.
The exact spelling relationship is Elyse → Elise → Elisabeth. The reviewed Elisabeth etymology glosses the Hebrew source name as my God is an oath. This qualifies one documented naming tradition, not a statement about a bearer’s beliefs. The licensed Noble gloss is uncorroborated by this source chain and retained as a candidate; the folk association with Elysium is not treated as linguistic derivation.
Elise-related form, with Hebrew ancestry through Elisabeth.
The documented chain is Elyse as an Elise spelling variant, then Elise through French or German forms of Elisabeth, whose older ancestry is Hebrew through Greek. The exact Elyse entry identifies French name use. Language of use and older linguistic ancestry are different layers; the licensed German-only label is retained as a candidate rather than treated as a complete derivation.
Written English guide: ee-lees (contributed regional reading; stress not specified)
The exact US contribution from Ypsilanti, Michigan uses ee as in see in both syllables and a final s sound. Other contributed readings differ, including uh-lees; no French or Eswatini reading is relabelled English.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 50 · preliminary | 600 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 15 (rounded to 5) | 1957 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 1982 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 2592 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 15 | 1892 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2014 | Girls | 3 | 439 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2020 | Girls | 6 | 471 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 3 | 885 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 286 | 918 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 1990 | Boys | 5 | 8117 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry explicitly records given-name use; this is a usage context, not a universal origin or literal meaning.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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The exact spelling relationship is Elyse → Elise → Elisabeth. The reviewed Elisabeth etymology glosses the Hebrew source name as my God is an oath. This qualifies one documented naming tradition, not a statement about a bearer’s beliefs. The licensed Noble gloss is uncorroborated by this source chain and retained as a candidate; the folk association with Elysium is not treated as linguistic derivation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Elyse entry distinguishes an Elise spelling relationship from a folk association with Elysium. The latter is a later association rather than the documented older derivation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The documented chain is Elyse as an Elise spelling variant, then Elise through French or German forms of Elisabeth, whose older ancestry is Hebrew through Greek. The exact Elyse entry identifies French name use. Language of use and older linguistic ancestry are different layers; the licensed German-only label is retained as a candidate rather than treated as a complete derivation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact US contribution from Ypsilanti, Michigan uses ee as in see in both syllables and a final s sound. Other contributed readings differ, including uh-lees; no French or Eswatini reading is relabelled English. Credit: PronounceNames.com and its contributors. Rare Baby Names condensed the written sound comparisons and kept their geographic scope; stress is not inferred from inconsistent capitalization. Original factual summary; source rights retained, no open reuse license identified. No recordings or IPA copied.
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A documented parent-name relationship through Elise. This does not establish a personal nickname or permit combining popularity records.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Supporting link for the reviewed Elyse → Elise → Elisabeth history. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; wording adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Supporting link for the reviewed Elyse → Elise → Elisabeth history. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; wording adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact English entry identifies Elyse as a rare spelling variant of Elise. Popularity counts remain separate; a folk association with Elysium is not assigned as the linguistic root.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
