Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Elisa

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
French
Spanish

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elisa

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Magic Johnson

More about the name

Elisa is a feminine and masculine (though not as common) given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa (also known as Dido).
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #3724, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10812, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #368, 848 births); most recent 2025 (rank #458, 674 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–674
2024–712
20236730
2022–771
2021–750
2020–594
2019–711
2018–690
2017–616
2016–633

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #330, 151 births); most recent 2025 (rank #376, 113 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025113
202499
2023113
2022130
2021109
2020121
2019133
2018136
2017134
2016151

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #29, 2,288 births); most recent 2023 (rank #152, 404 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023404
2022504
2021540
2020579
2019643
2018684
2017777
2016927
20151,019
20141,095

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #204, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
202411
20239
202223
20219
20207
201913
201819
201712
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #346, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20244
20237
20225
20215
20204
20194
20185
2017–
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #361, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #188, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20238
20228
202110
2020–
201912
20185
2017–
20165
20157
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence