girl's name

Ellisa

eh-LEE-suh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 979

Ellisa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1954.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Ellisa Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

206
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ellisa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 27
1960s 117
1970s 108
1980s 110
1990s 206
2000s 183
2010s 95
2020s (to 2025) 22

How Popular Is Ellisa?

In 2022, Ellisa was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Ellisa Is Used

England & Wales #5,423 4 in 2022
United States #9,471 11 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Ellisa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Ellisa Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellisa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Ellisa

  • English eh-LEE-suh

Sibling Names for Ellisa

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Ellisa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Ellisa

How popular is the name Ellisa?

In 2022, Ellisa was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Ellisa a girl's or a boy's name?

Ellisa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ellisa?

Ellisa has 3 syllables.

When was Ellisa most popular?

Ellisa peaked in 1997, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.