Girls' name · since 1967
Ellissa
492 babies named Ellissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 492
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 492 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Ellissa recorded 492 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2018.
- #11,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 492 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellissa ranks #11,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 492 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 492
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellissa's 492 recorded births place it above 83.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Ellissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellissa splits its recorded history at 1996: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ellissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Ellissa's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ellissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (37% of all-time use).
Ellissa by state
Where Ellissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 492 births nationwide.
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- Ellissa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2010s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Ellissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ellissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1967–2018 (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 Ellissa 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.