Girls' name · since 1954
Ellisa
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 868 babies named Ellisa, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
868 girls have been named Ellisa since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ellisa has 868 recorded births among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 2022.
- #8,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 868 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellisa ranks #8,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 868 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 868
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ellisa's 868 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ellisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellisa's full recorded timeline at 1989, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ellisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (206 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Ellisa's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ellisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 206 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ellisa 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 Ellisa's total volume
Ellisa by state
Where Ellisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellisa's data
- Ellisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ellisas (21 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
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, 1954–2022 (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 Ellisa 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.