How Many People Are Named Elisa?
people named Elisa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,057 people in the US has this name
Based on 47,804 babies named Elisa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
854 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ELISABETH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elisa (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elisa alive today is about 35 years old, and 43% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elisa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2012, to 854 babies. In 2025, 674 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elisa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #311, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #458.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #458 |
| Best rank | #311 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #360 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elisa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elisa were born in California than in any other state: about 9,155 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elisa was given 2.7 times as often in New Mexico, 2.2 times in Arizona and 2.1 times in Texas.
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