Around the world, Elides (Elides 
) is a rare epicene given name. The forename Elides is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Costa Rica, where it is a rare epicene name, Argentina, and Brazil, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Very seldom, Elides is the last name as well as the forename.