Elison
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Elison by the numbers
Elison was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Elison
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Elison
Names that are said the same way as Elison, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ellisynson of Eli; a modern respelling of Ellison62 in the US (2017)
- Ellysonson of Elly; Elly is form of Eleanor23 in the US (2017)
- Elsie-Annnoble; grace; form of Elizabeth-Ann5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsie-Annenoble; gracious; a form of Elizabeth with Anne3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellasyn21 in the US (2017)
- Ellisen6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elison
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