Baby name

Elissa

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1979, with 408 births and the No. 496 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 106 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1844.

18,033births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 496rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Elissa are born

1979

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elissa is most common in New York (2.3 times), Texas (1.6) and California (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Melissa 760,128
Elisa 47,661
Alissa 38,591
Elisha 14,366
Elyssa 7,272
Lissa 3,979

Names from the same era

Latisha · Melisa · Janna · Brianne · Janell · Lakeisha

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