Girls' name · since 1957
Elysia
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 4,496 babies named Elysia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,447 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,496
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,496 babies have been named Elysia since 1957, making it today's #1447 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elysia has been recorded 4,496 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #1447 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #2,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,447 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,496 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elysia ranks #2,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,447 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,496 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,447 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,496
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elysia's 4,496 recorded births place it above 96.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elysia compares
4,496 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elysia's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elysia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,496 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 152 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elysia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elysia's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 152, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elysia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 152
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Elysia popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2010 (Elysia as boys' name)
Elysia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,130 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Elysia's strongest decade.
1,130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Elysia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 271
1970s
271 births
- 1980s
1980s
767 births
- 1990s
1990s
722 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,130 births
- 2010s
2010s
926 births
- 2020s
2020s
631 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,130 births (25% of all-time use).
How Elysia 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 Elysia's total volume
Elysia by state
Where Elysia concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 587 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 393 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 175 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 163 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 70 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 67 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 59 | 1.3% |
587 of 4,496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Elysia appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elysia's data
- Elysia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,130 total births) through the 2020s (631) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elysias (587 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 popularity rank to Elysia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elysia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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, 1957–2025 (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 Elysia 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.