How Many People Are Named Elissa?
An estimated 15,970 people in the United States have the first name Elissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Elissa peaked in popularity in 1979 with 408 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elissa 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 Elissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,970
About 1 in 21,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1979
408 births
Total Registered
17,924
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elissa
Elissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,924 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elissa as a female name
Ranked #1,526 in 2024
140 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (408 births)
Elissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elissa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,277 babies were registered. Elissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elissa by Decade
How has Elissa 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.
Elissa by State
Birth registrations for Elissa span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Rhode Island. On average, about 315 Elissas were registered per state.
Elissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elissa?
We estimate approximately 15,970 people named Elissa 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 21,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Elissa a common name?
Elissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,924 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elissa most popular?
Elissa reached peak popularity in 1979, when 408 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elissa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elissa a female name?
Elissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elissa Smith, Elissa Johnson, Elissa 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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