Elysia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- e-LIZ-ee-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,570 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,443 for girls
Elysia is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 1,443rd for girls in the US (149 babies).
What does Elysia mean?
Greek: from Elysium, the paradise of Greek mythology
Taken from Elysium, the paradise where heroes and the virtuous were sent after death in Greek mythology.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elysia a girl's or a boy's name?
Elysia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 149 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elysia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Elysia, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 91 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Elysia than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Elysia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were given Elysia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Elysia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,356 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 43 | #890 |
| 2020 | 34 | #1,064 |
| 2019 | 33 | #1,110 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 40 | #992 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 2014 | 42 | #951 |
| 2013 | 39 | #1,007 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 45 | #872 |
| 2010 | 43 | #888 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 41 | #876 |
| 2007 | 46 | #780 |
| 2006 | 61 | #607 |
| 2005 | 59 | #615 |
| 2004 | 68 | #524 |
| 2003 | 85 | #449 |
| 2002 | 91 | #406 |
| 2001 | 71 | #473 |
| 2000 | 80 | #436 |
| 1999 | 72 | #464 |
| 1998 | 82 | #425 |
| 1997 | 70 | #476 |
| 1996 | 72 | #455 |
How popular is Elysia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,443among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 149about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 149 girls in the US were named Elysia, making it the 1,443rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,317th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 152 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Elysia than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Elysia in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 215 girls in the US were given Elysia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,015, up from #1,443 for this spelling alone.
Elysia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #1,443 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,771 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,946 |
| 2022 | 100 | #1,961 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2,085 |
| 2020 | 76 | #2,317 |
| 2019 | 85 | #2,170 |
| 2018 | 92 | #2,084 |
| 2017 | 96 | #2,035 |
| 2016 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,984 |
| 2014 | 107 | #1,876 |
| 2013 | 96 | #2,020 |
| 2012 | 79 | #2,356 |
| 2011 | 83 | #2,258 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,989 |
| 2008 | 111 | #1,903 |
| 2007 | 106 | #1,940 |
| 2006 | 118 | #1,761 |
| 2005 | 105 | #1,848 |
| 2004 | 126 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 107 | #1,754 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,287 |
| 2001 | 112 | #1,626 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,896 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,713 |
| 1998 | 88 | #1,771 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,980 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,654 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,023 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,656 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,962 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 1991 | 60 | #2,183 |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,876 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,800 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,635 |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,445 |
| 1986 | 78 | #1,551 |
| 1985 | 95 | #1,364 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,703 |
| 1983 | 77 | #1,485 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,703 |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,734 |
| 1980 | 79 | #1,502 |
| 1979 | 49 | #2,050 |
| 1978 | 40 | #2,269 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,255 |
| 1975 | 29 | #2,612 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Elysia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexandra Olivia Zoe Emilia Chloe Emily Francesca Eliana Mia Lydia Ellie Anastasia
Other spellings of Elysia
Names related to Elysia
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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, “Elysia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elysia, updated 20 October 2026.