Girls' name · since 1988
Ellyssa
325 babies named Ellyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellyssa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 325 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellyssa has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #15,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellyssa ranks #15,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,242 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellyssa's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ellyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellyssa splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ellyssa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Ellyssa's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ellyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (39% of all-time use).
Ellyssa by state
Where Ellyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 325 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ellyssa's data
- Ellyssa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ellyssas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1988–2023 (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 Ellyssa 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.