US rank #1773 Girls' name Peak 2002 4,341 births

Elysia — #1773 US girls' name

4,341 babies named Elysia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s391970s2711980s7671990s7222000s11292010s9242020s479
#1773
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Elysia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

152 babies were named Elysia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elysia

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,341 babies named Elysia between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elysia currently holds the #1773 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elysia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Elysia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 573 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Elysia in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elysia 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 4,341 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.

Elysia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,341

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2002

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,773

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elysia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
152
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Elysia popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2010 (Elysia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2010 7

Elysia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,129 births that decade — 26% of Elysia's all-time total
1950s101960s391970s2711980s7671990s7222000s11292010s9242020s479

Elysia by state

Where Elysia concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Elysia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
573 13.2%
#2 Texas
374 8.6%
#3 Florida
164 3.8%
#4 New York
153 3.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
97 2.2%
#6 Michigan
62 1.4%
#7 Ohio
60 1.4%
#8 Arizona
54 1.2%
California share of Elysia's total US births 13.2%
Even split

573 of 4,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Elysia appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elysia?
4,341 babies have been named Elysia since 1957. It currently ranks #1773 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 152 births.
When was Elysia most popular?
Elysia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,129 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Elysia most popular?
The top states for the name Elysia are California (573 births), Texas (374 births), Florida (164 births).
How long has the name Elysia been used?
Elysia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elysia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elyse, Elyssa, Elyana, Elysa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1957–2024 (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.