Elyssa
Girl · e-LISS-a
Elyssa is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 4,986th for girls in the US (26 babies).
Where does Elyssa come from?
Variant of Elissa or Alyssa
- Say it
- e-LISS-a
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Is Elyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyssa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 26 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elyssa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Elyssa, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elyssa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were given Elyssa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,018, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
- Elissa 21
- Elyssa 10
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Elyssa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,781 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 33 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Elyssa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,986among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 62,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the US were named Elyssa, making it the 4,986th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,216th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 273 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
2025 had fewer girls named Elyssa than any year since 1976.
Half of all the girls named Elyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 147 girls in the US were given Elyssa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,291, up from #4,986 for this spelling alone.
Elyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,986 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,956 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,784 |
| 2020 | 81 | #2,216 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,538 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,904 |
| 2017 | 97 | #2,018 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,815 |
| 2015 | 105 | #1,919 |
| 2014 | 142 | #1,534 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1,599 |
| 2012 | 175 | #1,340 |
| 2011 | 176 | #1,324 |
| 2010 | 188 | #1,269 |
| 2009 | 206 | #1,211 |
| 2008 | 193 | #1,286 |
| 2007 | 246 | #1,064 |
| 2006 | 248 | #1,033 |
| 2005 | 246 | #992 |
| 2004 | 273 | #890 |
| 2003 | 257 | #921 |
| 2002 | 253 | #889 |
| 2001 | 244 | #919 |
| 2000 | 252 | #873 |
| 1999 | 246 | #873 |
| 1998 | 265 | #800 |
| 1997 | 244 | #843 |
| 1996 | 232 | #859 |
| 1995 | 186 | #1,001 |
| 1994 | 189 | #976 |
| 1993 | 189 | #979 |
| 1992 | 163 | #1,097 |
| 1991 | 191 | #979 |
| 1990 | 188 | #979 |
| 1989 | 165 | #1,034 |
| 1988 | 143 | #1,096 |
| 1987 | 113 | #1,249 |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,601 |
| 1985 | 79 | #1,535 |
| 1984 | 42 | #2,298 |
| 1983 | 39 | #2,397 |
| 1982 | 41 | #2,369 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,977 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,257 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
Names like Elyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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