Elyce
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Elyce by the numbers
Elyce was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 1987, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Elyce
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 Elyce. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- ElyseGod's oath; a form of Elise or Elizabeth427 in the US (2017)
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
- Elyzagod is my oath; a form of eliza12 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elyce
Names that are said the same way as Elyce, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eloisehealthy, wide546 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elouisefamous warrior; a form of Louise47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellysegod's oath; a form of elizabeth or elyse20 in the US (2017)
- Eilisbright; Irish form of Elizabeth4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elyce
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