Total births
300
Girls' name · since 1960
Elissia
300 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.
- 300
- total births
- 1960–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Elissia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 300 recorded since 1960.
Elissia has 300 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- 300 total births
- 1960–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
300 girls have been named Elissia since 1960, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 300
- total births
- 1960–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
29% 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.
Elissia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elissia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elissia at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Elissia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Elissia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Elissia's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Elissia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elissia? ▼
300 babies have been named Elissia since 1960. It was last recorded in 2025. 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 66 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Elissia? ▼
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 Elissia's data
- Elissia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Elissia
Nearby Names Like Elissia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elissia
Elizabeth Girl
#17 1,688,757 births
Eliana Girl
#18 76,104 births
Elise Girl
#251 75,186 births
Eliza Girl
#118 70,569 births
Elisabeth Girl
#908 48,018 births
Compare Elissia side by side: Elissia vs Elizabeth Elissia vs Eliana Elissia vs Elise
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elissia: Baby Name Since 1960 - 300 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elissia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elissia 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 July 2026.