Fun Facts About the Name Elyce
- 830 babies named Elyce: U.S. records list 830 babies given the name Elyce from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elyce Mean?
Elyce is a spelling variant of Elise, which is the French form of Elizabeth. The line goes back to the Hebrew name Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), borne in the Hebrew Bible by the wife of Aaron. It joins 'el, "God," with a second element usually understood as shava', "oath," so the name is commonly translated "God is my oath" or "my God has sworn." Because the same consonants also suggest sheva', "seven," some readers have taken the second element to mean "seven" or "abundance," yielding "God is abundance." The oath reading is the one most often given, and the "seven" reading is a minority interpretation.
Elyce Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Elisheva passed into Greek as Elisabet, the form used in the New Testament for the mother of John the Baptist, and into Latin as Elisabeth. From these came the familiar European names: Elizabeth in English, Elisabeth in German, and Élise in French. Élise took shape in French as a shortened form of Élisabeth and was later adopted in English-speaking countries as Elise. Elyce is one of several English respellings of Elise; its y in the first syllable and its final -ce spell the same sounds as the s of Elise, in the manner of the respelling Elyse. The spelling turns up occasionally in the United States and other English-speaking countries, but it has remained uncommon, and it is generally treated as a variant of Elise rather than as a name with a separate history of its own.
How Popular is the Name Elyce?
Elyce has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1987. Its best rank was #2,724 in 1954.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,281 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #15,929 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,982 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,932 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,248 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #14,325 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,951 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,311 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #11,176 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #7,786 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #10,484 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #11,559 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,328 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,872 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #11,756 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,241 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,175 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,667 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #8,486 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,958 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,139 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,547 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #7,071 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #6,586 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #8,994 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #8,169 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,078 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,347 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #12,241 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #14,107 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #6,747 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #9,752 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,716 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #7,469 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,365 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #3,619 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #3,276 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #4,235 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #4,509 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #5,020 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #8,296 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,047 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #7,605 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,430 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #9,329 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #7,137 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #10,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #7,980 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,701 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,643 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #5,658 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #5,157 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #6,870 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,064 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #6,249 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #4,030 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #3,800 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #4,433 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,866 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #4,991 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,841 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #5,895 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,678 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,275 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #4,318 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #6,228 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,263 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,724 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #2,973 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #3,623 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,557 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,761 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,697 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,675 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,312 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #5,165 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,755 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Elyce Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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