Meaning of the nameElise

Elise is a female name of Hebrew origin, a short form of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath”.

Meaning

“short form of Elizabeth, “my God is an oath””

Source: Behind the Name: Elise · Behind the Name: Elizabeth

People (2022): 4,840
Rank in Brazil: #2,797
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 2,393; people

Elise in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elise, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,298 people).

4,719 women 121 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Elise is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elise in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
Pará 0.003%
Paraná 0.003%
Amazonas 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	817	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	470	0.004%
Bahia	371	0.003%
Minas Gerais	369	0.002%
Paraná	349	0.003%
Santa Catarina	340	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	273	0.002%
Pará	255	0.003%
Goiás	193	0.003%
Ceará	174	0.002%
Pernambuco	167	0.002%
Maranhão	164	0.002%
Amazonas	116	0.003%
Distrito Federal	92	0.003%
Mato Grosso	89	0.002%
Espírito Santo	83	0.002%
Alagoas	70	0.002%
Paraíba	69	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	69	0.003%
Piauí	61	0.002%
Sergipe	53	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	48	0.002%
Rondônia	43	0.003%
Tocantins	32	0.002%
Amapá	31	0.004%
Acre	26	0.003%
Roraima	16	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elise

Wiktionary records Elise as a female name coming from the French Élise or the German Elise, both variants of Elisabeth, and Behind the Name gives it as a short form of Elizabeth. According to Behind the Name, Elizabeth is the Greek form Elisabet of the Hebrew Elisheva, formed from el (“God”) and shava (“oath”), and the name appears in the Bible. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the spelling variants Elize and Elyse. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,840 people named Elise, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Wiktionary: Elise · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Elise · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Elizabeth · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elise · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Elise

What does the name Elise mean?

Elise means “short form of Elizabeth, “my God is an oath””, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Elise in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,840 people with the first name Elise, which ranks it number 2,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Elise a boy's or a girl's name?

Elise is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,719 women and 121 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elise?

Elise is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elise most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Elise (340 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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