Is Else a boy or girl name?

Else is a girl’s name. Of the 514 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Else

Recorded 1884–2020 · United States

Else was most popular in 1932, when 14 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,904 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 514 people named Else.

Else over time

Births per year. The dot marks Else’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Else a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Else is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 514 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org