How Many People Are Named Elisa?
An estimated 40,354 people in the United States have the first name Elisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Elisa peaked in popularity in 2012 with 854 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elisa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Elisa is overwhelmingly female, 143 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
40,354
About 1 in 8,494 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2012
854 births
Total Registered
47,122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elisa
Elisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47,122 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Elisa as a male name
Ranked #11,220 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1987 (12 births)
Elisa as a female name
Ranked #433 in 2024
712 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (849 births)
Elisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elisa span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 6,797 babies were registered. While Elisa is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elisa by Decade
How has Elisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | 0 | 93 | |
| 1890s | 128 | 0 | 128 | |
| 1900s | 219 | 0 | 219 | |
| 1910s | 560 | 0 | 560 | |
| 1920s | 1,145 | 16 | 1,129 | |
| 1930s | 1,066 | 10 | 1,056 | |
| 1940s | 1,044 | 0 | 1,044 | |
| 1950s | 2,722 | 0 | 2,722 | |
| 1960s | 6,211 | 15 | 6,196 | |
| 1970s | 6,046 | 26 | 6,020 | |
| 1980s | 6,797 | 58 | 6,739 | |
| 1990s | 5,576 | 7 | 5,569 | |
| 2000s | 5,371 | 0 | 5,371 | |
| 2010s | 6,581 | 5 | 6,576 | |
| 2020s | 3,563 | 6 | 3,557 | |
Elisa by State
Birth registrations for Elisa span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Maine. On average, about 920 Elisas were registered per state.
Elisa + Last Name Combinations
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Elisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elisa?
We estimate approximately 40,354 people named Elisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,494 Americans share this first name.
Is Elisa a common name?
Elisa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47,122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elisa most popular?
Elisa reached peak popularity in 2012, when 854 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elisa is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elisa a female name?
Elisa is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elisa Smith, Elisa Johnson, Elisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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