Eliette
A feminine French variant of the Hebrew name Elia, meaning "My God is Yahweh".
Name Census estimates that about 1,026 living Americans carry the first name Eliette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eliette today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eliette births was 2024 (179 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eliette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Eliette is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 6 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 334,069 Americans
Peak year
2024
179 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,290
Tracked since 2005
Popularity
Eliette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eliette from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 678 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eliette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Eliette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Eliettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Eliette, while Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 51 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eliette
The name Eliette is a French feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh." It is a variation of the more common French name Élise or Élisabeth, which also trace their roots back to the Hebrew name Elisheva.
The earliest recorded use of the name Eliette can be found in France during the Middle Ages, where it was a diminutive form of Élise or Élisabeth. The name was particularly popular among the French nobility and upper classes during this time period.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Eliette was Eliette de Vaudemont, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was a member of the powerful House of Vaudemont, a noble family from the Duchy of Lorraine.
Another notable historical figure with the name Eliette was Eliette de Ventadour, a 12th-century French troubadour and noblewoman from the Limousin region. She was known for her poetry and her role in the development of courtly love literature.
In the 16th century, Eliette de Bourbon-Condé, a French princess and member of the House of Bourbon, was a prominent figure at the court of King Henry IV of France.
During the 17th century, Eliette d'Angoulême, a French noblewoman and member of the House of Angoulême, was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of writers and artists.
In more recent times, Eliette von Kunowski, born in 1904, was a German-Austrian socialite and author who was known for her memoirs and her connections to the European aristocracy.
While the name Eliette has its roots in Hebrew and French history, it has also been used in other cultures and languages, such as Italian (Elietta) and Spanish (Elieta). However, it remains most closely associated with its French origins and the historical figures who bore this name in France throughout the centuries.
People
Eliette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eliette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Eliette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eliette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,026 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eliette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 334,069 US residents.
Is Eliette a common name?
We classify Eliette as "Rare". It ranks above 90.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,032 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eliette most popular?
The single biggest year for Eliette was 2024, when 179 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eliette is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Eliette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eliette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.