US rank #433 Girls' name Peak 2012 46,979 births

Elisa — #433 US girls' name

46,979 babies named Elisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s931890s1281900s2191910s5601920s11291930s10561940s10441950s27221960s61961970s60201980s67391990s55692000s53712010s65762020s3557
#433
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Elisa was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

849 babies were named Elisa in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 46,979 babies named Elisa between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elisa currently holds the #433 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 849 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6,739 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9,764 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Elisa in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46,979 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elisa at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

46,979

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2012

849 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#433

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elisa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2012)
849
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420061988197019521934191618981880 5

Elisa popularity over time — boys

143 total births recorded since 1921 (Elisa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 143 births
468101214 202319891986198119761968193419221921 6

Elisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6,739 births that decade — 14% of Elisa's all-time total
1880s931890s1281900s2191910s5601920s11291930s10561940s10441950s27221960s61961970s60201980s67391990s55692000s53712010s65762020s3557

Elisa by state

Where Elisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Elisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9,764 20.8%
#2 Texas
7,913 16.8%
#3 New York
4,507 9.6%
#4 Florida
1,963 4.2%
#5 Illinois
1,868 4.0%
#6 New Jersey
1,454 3.1%
#7 Arizona
1,368 2.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,222 2.6%
California share of Elisa's total US births 20.8%
Even split

9,764 of 46,979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Elisa appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elisa?
46,979 babies have been named Elisa since 1880. It currently ranks #433 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 849 births.
When was Elisa most popular?
Elisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6,739 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Elisa most popular?
The top states for the name Elisa are California (9,764 births), Texas (7,913 births), New York (4,507 births).
How long has the name Elisa been used?
Elisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Elise, Eliza, Eliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.