Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- My God is a vow
- Greek
- Variant of Elissa. From the blessed isles.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elyssa
Pronunciation
e-lyssa, el(ys)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #890, 273 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4987, 26 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2024 | 49 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 56 |
| 2021 | 61 |
| 2020 | 81 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2018 | 57 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2016 | 114 |
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 #1130, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 |
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 2015 (rank #537, 104 births); most recent 2023 (rank #622, 68 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2022 | 79 |
| 2021 | 99 |
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2019 | 86 |
| 2018 | 83 |
| 2017 | 85 |
| 2016 | 93 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2014 | 88 |
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 #907, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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 2014 (rank #681, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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 2006 (rank #510, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 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