Elide comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Sparkling light" or "flickering flame"..
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How popular is Elide?
1994peak year
Elide first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1993. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1994, 73 babies received the name (ranked #1936). In the most recent decade it does not appear in national rankings. In total, around 119 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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