How popular is the name Elissa?

Elissa ranks 990th among girls' names in US records, with 17,924 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,674.

Is Elissa a unisex name?

No. Elissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1979, when 408 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#990 of girl names

Pronounced EH0 L IY1 S AH0 (ARPABET)

Elissa is a girls' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 17,924 children — the 990th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 31% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1979, when 408 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Elissa?: Elissa ranks 990th among girls' names in US records, with 17,924 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,674.
Is Elissa a unisex name?: No. Elissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Elissa most popular?: 1979, when 408 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.