Elyssa

Girl name

Elyssa has been given to 7,272 babies in the U.S. since 1954. It peaked in 2004.

Meaning & origin /əˈlɪs.ə/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,272

Peak year

2004 (273 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1954

10-year trend

▼ -75%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elyssa.

7,287 babies since 1935

7,298 babies since 1899

7,300 babies since 1997

7,234 babies since 1999

7,171 babies since 1970

7,409 babies since 1899

7,134 babies since 1978

7,424 babies since 1956

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