Is Elissa a boy or girl name?
Elissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 140 girls and 0 boys were named Elissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,924 US babies named Elissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,526
- Babies named Elissa since 1914
- 17,924
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 408 babies
Boys and girls named Elissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 676 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,283 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,351 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,466 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,277 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,865 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,653 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,115 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 777 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,526 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,465 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,416 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,345 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,137 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,264 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,388 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,402 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,394 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,065 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,056 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 298 | #888 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,098 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,122 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,211 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,059 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,145 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,033 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 274 | #910 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 279 | #881 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 284 | #852 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 299 | #788 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 302 | #784 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 290 | #792 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 305 | #737 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 311 | #712 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 300 | #717 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 269 | #779 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 290 | #714 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 247 | #818 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 272 | #760 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 292 | #728 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 300 | #706 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 279 | #744 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 339 | #624 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 258 | #727 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 302 | #633 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 340 | #574 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 302 | #622 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 315 | #579 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 348 | #538 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 364 | #535 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 352 | #534 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 357 | #529 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 408 | #496 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 279 | #612 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 271 | #620 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 217 | #683 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 216 | #695 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 175 | #783 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 226 | #659 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 201 | #714 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 215 | #709 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 258 | #637 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 177 | #757 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 170 | #763 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 155 | #802 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 115 | #950 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,026 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 131 | #914 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 165 | #808 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,016 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 118 | #996 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,049 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 122 | #951 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 110 | #988 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,073 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 109 | #967 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 144 | #805 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 166 | #719 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 167 | #709 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 172 | #680 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 113 | #841 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 86 | #982 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 119 | #792 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 109 | #838 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 88 | #945 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 73 | #980 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,051 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,093 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 63 | #997 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,251 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,154 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,247 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,111 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,148 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,182 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,055 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 61 | #886 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 50 | #976 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 54 | #927 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,397 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,768 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,925 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,630 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,733 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,140 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,968 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,565 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,234 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,284 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,536 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,307 |
Highest rank
Elissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #496 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.