# Elissa (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elissa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /əˈlɪs.ə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 18,033 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 18,033 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,775, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 224 | 1,098 |
| 2012 | 298 | 888 |
| 2013 | 235 | 1,057 |
| 2014 | 242 | 1,065 |
| 2015 | 169 | 1,394 |
| 2016 | 166 | 1,404 |
| 2017 | 166 | 1,388 |
| 2018 | 183 | 1,264 |
| 2019 | 213 | 1,137 |
| 2020 | 164 | 1,345 |
| 2021 | 164 | 1,348 |
| 2022 | 160 | 1,416 |
| 2023 | 150 | 1,465 |
| 2024 | 140 | 1,530 |
| 2025 | 108 | 1,848 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 93 | 458 |
| 2012 | 114 | 407 |
| 2013 | 92 | 456 |
| 2014 | 86 | 494 |
| 2015 | 68 | 609 |
| 2016 | 80 | 529 |
| 2017 | 69 | 609 |
| 2018 | 54 | 729 |
| 2019 | 58 | 670 |
| 2020 | 54 | 683 |
| 2021 | 47 | 779 |
| 2022 | 40 | 876 |
| 2023 | 39 | 906 |
| 2024 | 34 | 1,021 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,454 |

## People named Elissa

- Elissa Slotkin, American politician (born 1976)
- Elissa Downie, British artistic gymnast
- Elissa Steamer, American professional skateboarder
- Elissa Rhaïs, Algerian salon-holder
- Elissa Knight, American actress
- Elissa Down, Australian film director

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.