Recorded 1960–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 291 births

Elissia — girls' name

291 babies named Elissia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s211980s451990s882000s762010s402020s16
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Elissia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Elissia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elissia

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Elissia between 1960 and 2023, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elissia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elissia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Elissia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elissia 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 291 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.

Elissia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

291

Since 1960

64 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1960

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2023

Elissia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1960

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 20232013200620011996199019821960 5

Elissia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
88 births that decade — 30% of Elissia's all-time total
1960s51970s211980s451990s882000s762010s402020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elissia?
291 babies have been named Elissia since 1960. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Elissia most popular?
Elissia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Elissia been used?
Elissia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 64 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elissia?
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, 1960–2023 (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.