Elyse is an English spelling of Elise, the French short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva and means "my God is an oath" or "God is abundance". The y spelling was popularized in America by Elyse Keaton, the mother on the 1980s sitcom Family Ties. Elyse ranked number 816 in 2000, peaked at number 531 in 2012 and has slipped back to number 918 in 2025.