Elisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LEE-sa
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #396 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #458 for girls
Elisa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 396th for girls in the UK (118 babies) and 458th for girls in the US (674 babies).
What does Elisa mean?
Hebrew: short form of Elisabeth
“my God is an oath”
A short form of Elisabeth, used in Italian, Spanish, German and English.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Elisa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 girls in the UK and 674 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elisa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 396th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 118 about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 118 girls in the UK were named Elisa, making it the 396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 391st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 160 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elisa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 376th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Elisa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #396 |
| 2024 | 103 | #454 |
| 2023 | 120 | #387 |
| 2022 | 135 | #359 |
| 2021 | 114 | #430 |
| 2020 | 125 | #391 |
| 2019 | 137 | #357 |
| 2018 | 145 | #356 |
| 2017 | 136 | #373 |
| 2016 | 160 | #334 |
| 2015 | 128 | #393 |
| 2014 | 145 | #348 |
| 2013 | 125 | #395 |
| 2012 | 120 | #422 |
| 2011 | 85 | #541 |
| 2010 | 88 | #513 |
| 2009 | 74 | #573 |
| 2008 | 81 | #525 |
| 2007 | 70 | #580 |
| 2006 | 74 | #545 |
| 2005 | 62 | #581 |
| 2004 | 50 | #648 |
| 2003 | 55 | #594 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 46 | #635 |
| 2000 | 49 | #606 |
| 1999 | 47 | #622 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 29 | #854 |
| 1996 | 39 | #674 |
How popular is Elisa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 458th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 674 about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 674 girls in the US were named Elisa, making it the 458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 511th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 849 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Elisa than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Elisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 674 | #458 |
| 2024 | 714 | #433 |
| 2023 | 731 | #419 |
| 2022 | 772 | #408 |
| 2021 | 750 | #420 |
| 2020 | 595 | #511 |
| 2019 | 711 | #441 |
| 2018 | 691 | #456 |
| 2017 | 617 | #506 |
| 2016 | 634 | #490 |
| 2015 | 656 | #489 |
| 2014 | 619 | #505 |
| 2013 | 657 | #467 |
| 2012 | 849 | #368 |
| 2011 | 543 | #536 |
| 2010 | 602 | #497 |
| 2009 | 472 | #633 |
| 2008 | 492 | #626 |
| 2007 | 555 | #551 |
| 2006 | 542 | #546 |
| 2005 | 541 | #533 |
| 2004 | 594 | #496 |
| 2003 | 552 | #517 |
| 2002 | 559 | #496 |
| 2001 | 557 | #495 |
| 2000 | 509 | #520 |
| 1999 | 497 | #513 |
| 1998 | 547 | #471 |
| 1997 | 562 | #452 |
| 1996 | 577 | #440 |
| 1995 | 546 | #462 |
| 1994 | 523 | #476 |
| 1993 | 555 | #452 |
| 1992 | 541 | #457 |
| 1991 | 620 | #412 |
| 1990 | 601 | #422 |
| 1989 | 640 | #389 |
| 1988 | 603 | #399 |
| 1987 | 624 | #374 |
| 1986 | 668 | #357 |
| 1985 | 677 | #346 |
| 1984 | 645 | #358 |
| 1983 | 678 | #340 |
| 1982 | 716 | #335 |
| 1981 | 775 | #311 |
| 1980 | 713 | #339 |
| 1979 | 728 | #323 |
| 1978 | 585 | #365 |
| 1977 | 556 | #379 |
| 1976 | 537 | #383 |
| 1975 | 495 | #407 |
| 1974 | 562 | #378 |
| 1973 | 585 | #364 |
| 1972 | 607 | #361 |
| 1971 | 678 | #359 |
| 1970 | 687 | #359 |
| 1969 | 647 | #358 |
| 1968 | 652 | #346 |
| 1967 | 634 | #356 |
| 1966 | 680 | #342 |
| 1965 | 617 | #367 |
| 1964 | 643 | #378 |
| 1963 | 716 | #356 |
| 1962 | 551 | #417 |
| 1961 | 542 | #420 |
| 1960 | 514 | #432 |
| 1959 | 450 | #456 |
| 1958 | 383 | #488 |
| 1957 | 329 | #526 |
| 1956 | 288 | #549 |
| 1955 | 302 | #526 |
| 1954 | 241 | #581 |
| 1953 | 261 | #532 |
| 1952 | 188 | #649 |
| 1951 | 163 | #682 |
| 1950 | 115 | #813 |
| 1949 | 135 | #728 |
| 1948 | 132 | #733 |
| 1947 | 113 | #824 |
| 1946 | 112 | #776 |
| 1945 | 90 | #790 |
| 1944 | 108 | #727 |
| 1943 | 115 | #718 |
| 1942 | 82 | #844 |
| 1941 | 74 | #845 |
| 1940 | 83 | #772 |
| 1939 | 74 | #797 |
| 1938 | 94 | #707 |
| 1937 | 94 | #704 |
| 1936 | 112 | #622 |
| 1935 | 102 | #646 |
| 1934 | 115 | #617 |
| 1933 | 100 | #656 |
| 1932 | 119 | #602 |
| 1931 | 117 | #613 |
| 1930 | 129 | #611 |
| 1929 | 118 | #638 |
| 1928 | 155 | #567 |
| 1927 | 111 | #687 |
| 1926 | 118 | #666 |
| 1925 | 106 | #715 |
| 1924 | 121 | #676 |
| 1923 | 97 | #741 |
| 1922 | 103 | #717 |
| 1921 | 98 | #737 |
| 1920 | 102 | #718 |
| 1919 | 83 | #771 |
| 1918 | 67 | #876 |
| 1917 | 76 | #792 |
| 1916 | 78 | #775 |
| 1915 | 60 | #839 |
| 1914 | 55 | #777 |
| 1913 | 40 | #830 |
| 1912 | 39 | #795 |
| 1911 | 28 | #811 |
| 1910 | 34 | #723 |
| 1909 | 33 | #691 |
| 1908 | 27 | #742 |
| 1907 | 28 | #710 |
| 1906 | 26 | #716 |
| 1905 | 15 | #968 |
| 1904 | 24 | #710 |
| 1903 | 16 | #862 |
| 1902 | 12 | #1,024 |
| 1901 | 17 | #795 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 9 | #1,098 |
| 1898 | 13 | #963 |
| 1897 | 17 | #761 |
| 1896 | 13 | #903 |
| 1895 | 13 | #893 |
| 1894 | 12 | #905 |
| 1893 | 10 | #955 |
| 1892 | 17 | #706 |
| 1891 | 11 | #839 |
| 1890 | 13 | #758 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 15 | #663 |
| 1887 | 16 | #560 |
| 1886 | 12 | #657 |
| 1885 | 8 | #793 |
| 1884 | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 8 | #692 |
| 1882 | 8 | #678 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
Nicknames for Elisa
- Lisa 61 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Elisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elena, Eliza, Athena, Fatima, Maria, Eliana, Ava, Sara, Aurora, Lara, Jessica, Gabriella
Names related to Elisa
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elisa, updated 20 October 2026.