Girls' name · since 1880

Elisa

Elisa has 47,661 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#458 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
47,661
born since 1880
1980s
peak decade

Elisa currently ranks #458 among girls' names in America, with 47,661 babies recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Elisa recorded 47,661 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #458 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #458 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 47,661 born since 1880
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisa ranks #609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #458 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 47,661 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.

#609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#458 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
47,661
born since 1880
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.3%
Elisa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Elisa's 47,661 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

46 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Elisa compares

47,661 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Elisa's all-time total is 127x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Elisa Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 47,661 376 567,345
Peak-year births 849 21 19,840

Elisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elisa splits its recorded history at 1953: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 849 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elisa popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2012)
849
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
02004006008001,000 188019001919193819571976199520142025 674

Elisa popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 143 births
468101214 192119301967197319791983198820122023 6

Elisa by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (6,739 births, 14% of the file).

1980s was Elisa's strongest decade.

6,739 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Elisa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6,739 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Elisa compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Elisa's total volume

Elisa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.2%-146, 2.6%-146, 2.3%-63, 5.3%-146, 2.9%-146, 1.5%-143, 2.5%-119, 5.5%-116, 4.3%-126, 2.7%-146, 2.9%-106, 4.5%-146, 4.7%-92, 4.5%-62, 6.5%Elisa-146, 1.8%Elisa
Elisa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
9,874 20.7%
#2 Texas
8,025 16.8%
#3 New York
4,544 9.5%
#4 Florida
2,030 4.3%
#5 Illinois
1,881 3.9%
#6 New Jersey
1,467 3.1%
#7 Arizona
1,403 2.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,236 2.6%
California share of Elisa's total US births 20.7%
Even split

9,874 of 47,661 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? ▼
47,661 babies have been named Elisa since 1880. All-time, it sits at #609 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #458 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 849 births.
Where does Elisa sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisa ranks #609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #458 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (9,874 births), Texas (8,025 births), New York (4,544 births).
How long has the name Elisa been used? ▼
Records for Elisa go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Elisa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elizabeth, Eliana, Elise, Eliza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Elisa's data

  • Elisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6,739 total births) through the 2020s (4,236) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Elisas (9,874 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elisa

Nearby Names Like Elisa

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elisa

Elizabeth Girl
#17 1,688,757 births
Eliana Girl
#10 76,104 births
Elise Girl
#223 75,186 births
Eliza Girl
#115 70,569 births
Elisabeth Girl
#925 48,018 births

Compare Elisa side by side: Elisa vs Elizabeth Elisa vs Eliana Elisa vs Elise

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Elisa

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Kataleya #459
4,780 births · Peak 2025
Clementine #456
13,676 births · Peak 2025
Alicia #460
230,790 births · Peak 1984
Carter #455
10,038 births · Peak 2016
Helen #461
1,024,202 births · Peak 1918
Madeleine #454
45,722 births · Peak 1998
Elle #462
19,247 births · Peak 2019

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.