Recorded 1992–2016 Girls' name Peak 2005 61 births

Elisama — girls' name

61 babies named Elisama in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s382010s11
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Elisama was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elisama in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elisama

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Elisama between 1992 and 2016, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elisama currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elisama performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elisama shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elisama 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 61 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.

Elisama at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

61

Since 1992

25 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1992

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2016

Elisama popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1992

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 2016201020072006200520042003200119991992 5

Elisama by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 62% of Elisama's all-time total
1990s122000s382010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elisama?
61 babies have been named Elisama since 1992. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Elisama most popular?
Elisama was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Elisama been used?
Elisama has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 25 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Elisama?
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.

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, 1992–2016 (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.