Elissa
Elissa was the 1848th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 496th with 408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Elissa in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,848 girls, down 503 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 108girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979408 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,033babies recorded
Elissa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,848 | 108 |
| 2020 | #1,345 | 164 |
| 2010 | #1,122 | 219 |
| 2000 | #792 | 290 |
| 1990 | #744 | 279 |
| 1980 | #529 | 357 |
| 1970 | #637 | 258 |
| 1960 | #1,048 | 105 |
| 1950 | #982 | 86 |
| 1940 | #1,247 | 35 |
| 1930 | #3,768 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,968 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elissa, counting every spelling?
Elissa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #974 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,848 for Elissa on its own. Together these spellings went to 247 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa | 108 | #1,848 | 722 |
| Eloisa | 139 | #1,529 | 574 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elissa?
108 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elissa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elissa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elissa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elissa?
About 16,600 people born in the US named Elissa are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 21 and 49. That makes Elissa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elissa by state
How common Elissa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×), California (2.1×), Arizona (1.8×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elissa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elissa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elissa
How popular is the name Elissa?
Elissa was the 1848th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 108 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 496th with 408 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Elissa in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Elissa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elissa in the US.
Where is Elissa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elissa was most common in Texas (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.