Elis
Boy name · English · French · Scandinavian
- US rank
- #7,194
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,740 in 1911
11 babies were named Elis in the US in 2025. It has dropped 160 places in five years.
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US births per million boys, 1911–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Elis you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Elis
Elis Bakaj
Albanian association football player
Choose Elis and your child shares a first name with Elis Bakaj, an Albanian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elis, like who?” Elis Bakaj's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Elis Bakaj on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Elis, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elis would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryElis first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1911, when it ranked #1,740. Today it's #7,194, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendElis has slipped 160 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- Boy or girlElis is given to both boys and girls: 59% of the 27 babies named Elis in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
About the name Elis
Elis is a boy name of English, French and Scandinavian origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lis”. US birth records list Elis for boys from 1911 to 2025, in 32 of those 115 years. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked #1,740 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies.
Origin:English namesFrench namesScandinavian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5.1 | 197,802 boys |
| 1920s | 1.4 | 699,301 boys |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1,639,344 boys |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 925,926 boys |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1,162,791 boys |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1,250,000 boys |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 196,850 boys |
| 2020s | 8.2 | 121,951 boys |
Other spellings of Elis
More English boy names
- Boy name: Oliver · olive tree
- Boy name: Henry · ruler of the home
- Unisex name: James · supplanter
- Boy name: William · resolute protector
- Boy name: Benjamin · son of the right hand
- Boy name: Jack · God is gracious
- Unisex name: Hudson · son of Hudde
- Unisex name: Julian · of the Julius family
Questions about the name Elis
What is the origin of the name Elis?
Elis has English, French, Scandinavian roots in our records. Other English names include Oliver, Henry, James.
Is Elis a boy or girl name?
Elis is a boy name, though a few girls get it too.
How popular is the name Elis?
Elis ranked #7,194 for US boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1911 (#1,740).