Gender
Origin
- Greek
- from the blessed isles
Variant of Elissa. From the blessed isles.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elysa
Pronunciation
e-ly-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3070, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 27 |
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 2018 (rank #3517, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4633, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2007 (rank #688, 72 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1323, 25 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2014 | 35 |
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