How Many People Are Named Elissa?
people named Elissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 20,526 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,033 babies named Elissa in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
408 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elissa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elissa alive today is about 36 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elissa first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1979, to 408 babies. In 2025, 108 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elissa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #496, in 1979. In 2025 it ranked #1,848.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,848 |
| Best rank | #496 (1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #602 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elissa were born in California than in any other state: about 2,331 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elissa was given 2.4 times as often in New York, 1.5 times in New Jersey and 1.5 times in Texas.
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