Baby name

Elisa

Girl

Origin of the name

Elisa is a short form of Elizabeth.

Classic name

The high point came in 2012, with 849 births and the No. 368 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 145 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 458.

47,661births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 368rank at its peak, in 2012

Where babies named Elisa are born

2012

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The darker the blue, the more common Elisa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elisa is most common in New Mexico (2.7 times), Arizona (2.6) and Texas (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lisa 967,229
Elise 75,186
Eliza 70,569
Alisa 34,705
Elsa 30,710
Melisa 19,111

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