Ellysa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LISS-a
Ellysa is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ellysa come from?
Spelling of Elyssa, itself a variant of Elissa or Alyssa
Meaning borrowed from Elyssa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ellysa a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellysa is a girls' name.
How popular is Ellysa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Ellysa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ellysa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Names like Ellysa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Eliza Isabella Ella Emily Estrella Paulina Samantha Akira Elina Johanna Helena
Names related to Ellysa
Sources
Figures from 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, “Ellysa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ellysa, updated 20 October 2026.