Elissa
How to say it: uh-LISS-uh · /əˈlɪsə/
Variant of Elisa/Alyssa; linked to Elisabeth (Hebrew: 'my God is an oath') or the Phoenician queen Elissa (Dido).
Elissa was the 349th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 108 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #389 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #349 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 108 |
| Share of births | 1 in 3,504 |
| Peak decade | 1980s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #389 |
| In France, 2025 | #132 among girls’ names, 45 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Elissa peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Eli
- Lisa
- Ellie
- Lissa
Honouring a Elissa in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Elissa is about 1 in 146.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew.
In France: #132 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Elissa
- Elissa Slotkin (born 1976)American politician
- Elissa Downie (born 1999)British artistic gymnast
- Elissa Landi (1904–1948)Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s
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