Recorded 1954–2022 Girls' name Peak 1997 868 births

Ellisa — girls' name

868 babies named Ellisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s1171970s1081980s1101990s2062000s1832010s952020s22
1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Ellisa was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ellisa in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 868 babies named Ellisa between 1954 and 2022, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ellisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ellisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellisa 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 868 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.

Ellisa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

868

Since 1954

69 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1954

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ellisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1954

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Ellisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
206 births that decade — 24% of Ellisa's all-time total
1950s271960s1171970s1081980s1101990s2062000s1832010s952020s22

Ellisa by state

Where Ellisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ellisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 2.4%
#2 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Ellisa's total US births 2.4%
Even split

21 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellisa?
868 babies have been named Ellisa since 1954. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Ellisa most popular?
Ellisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Ellisa most popular?
The top states for the name Ellisa are California (21 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ellisa been used?
Ellisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 69 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ellisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, 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, 1954–2022 (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.