Gender
Origin
- Greek
- queen of carthage
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elissa
Pronunciation
e-lissa, el(is)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #496, 408 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1844, 108 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 |
| 2024 | 140 |
| 2023 | 150 |
| 2022 | 160 |
| 2021 | 164 |
| 2020 | 163 |
| 2019 | 213 |
| 2018 | 183 |
| 2017 | 166 |
| 2016 | 166 |
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 2012 (rank #407, 114 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1454, 21 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2020 | 54 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2016 | 80 |
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 2008 (rank #527, 108 births); most recent 2023 (rank #849, 46 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2021 | 66 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2019 | 56 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2015 | 97 |
| 2014 | 70 |
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 2012 (rank #768, 4 births); most recent 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2015 (rank #379, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #316, 10 births); most recent 2019 (rank #584, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 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