Girls' name · since 1987
Elyssia
556 babies named Elyssia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,969 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elyssia is the #6969 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 556 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Elyssia recorded 556 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #6969 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #11,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,969 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyssia ranks #11,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,969 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,969 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elyssia's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elyssia compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Elyssia's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyssia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elyssia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elyssia's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elyssia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Elyssia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (196 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Elyssia's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Elyssia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 196 births (35% of all-time use).
How Elyssia 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 Elyssia's total volume
Elyssia by state
Where Elyssia concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 43 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
43 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Elyssia's data
- Elyssia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elyssias (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Elyssia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elyssia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Elyssia 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.