Is Elyssa a boy or girl name?
Elyssa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 0 boys were named Elyssa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,246 US babies named Elyssa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,229
- Babies named Elyssa since 1954
- 7,246
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 273 babies
Boys and girls named Elyssa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 266 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 796 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,093 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,418 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,257 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 287 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,229 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,787 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,967 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,792 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,223 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,542 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,917 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,024 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,820 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,923 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,538 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,606 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,343 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,326 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,289 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 246 | #992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 273 | #891 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 257 | #921 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 253 | #889 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 244 | #921 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 252 | #876 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 246 | #875 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 265 | #800 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 244 | #844 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 232 | #860 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,005 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 189 | #978 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 189 | #982 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,102 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 191 | #985 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 188 | #982 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,039 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,097 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,249 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,606 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,539 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,315 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,403 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,384 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,921 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,256 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,981 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,868 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,269 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,315 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,816 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,855 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,428 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,310 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,226 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,762 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,125 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,661 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,899 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,992 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,446 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,434 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,343 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,476 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,038 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,551 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,048 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,332 |
Highest rank
Elyssa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #800 in 1998. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elyssa
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.