Recorded 1988–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 325 births

Ellyssa — girls' name

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.

1980s111990s952000s1282010s862020s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ellyssa was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

22 babies were named Ellyssa in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellyssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 325 babies named Ellyssa between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellyssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellyssa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ellyssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ellyssa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellyssa 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 325 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.

Ellyssa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

325

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

2011

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ellyssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
22
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 20232015201020052000199519901988 6

Ellyssa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
128 births that decade — 39% of Ellyssa's all-time total
1980s111990s952000s1282010s862020s5

Ellyssa by state

Where Ellyssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ellyssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Ellyssa's total US births 1.5%

5 of 325 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellyssa?
325 babies have been named Ellyssa since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 22 births.
When was Ellyssa most popular?
Ellyssa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Ellyssa most popular?
The top states for the name Ellyssa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ellyssa been used?
Ellyssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ellyssa?
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, 1988–2023 (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.