The first name Elisa

In 2025, 113 girls were named Elisa, making it the 376th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 151 births (#330).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elisa with other names.

In 2025, 674 girls born in the United States were named Elisa, the 458th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 849 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Elisa Bonaparte
  French princess (1777-1820)
• Elisa Donovan
  American actress, born 1971
• Elisa Carrió
  Argentine politician and lawyer, born 1956
• Elisa Sednaoui
  French-Italian-Egyptian actress and model, born 1987
• Elisa Cegani
  Actress (1911-1996)
• Elisa Spiropali
  Albanian politician, born 1983
• Élisa De Almeida
  French footballer, born 1998
• Elisa Quintana
  American astronomer, born 1973
• Elisa Tovati
  French actress and singer, born 1976
• Elisa Senß
  German association football player, born 1997
• Elisa Mevius
  German basketball player (born 2004)
• Elisa Caroline Bommer
  Belgian botanist (1832-1910)

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Elisa mean?

A spelling variant of Elise.

What is the origin of the name Elisa?

A spelling variant of Elise.

How popular is the name Elisa?

In 2025, 113 girls born in England and Wales were named Elisa, ranking 376th. Its peak was 2016, with 151 births.

Is Elisa a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 47,804 US babies named Elisa since 1880 were girls.

When was Elisa most popular?

2012 in the United States, when 849 babies were named Elisa, its highest rank at 368th.