How Many People Are Named Ellisa?
An estimated 813 people in the United States have the first name Ellisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ellisa peaked in popularity in 1997 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellisa 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 Ellisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
813
About 1 in 421,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1997
29 births
Total Registered
868
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellisa
Ellisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 868 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellisa as a female name
Ranked #9,230 in 2022
11 female births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (29 births)
Ellisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 206 babies were registered. Ellisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ellisa by Decade
How has Ellisa 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.
Ellisa by State
Ellisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellisa
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ellisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellisa?
We estimate approximately 813 people named Ellisa 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 421,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellisa a common name?
Ellisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 868 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellisa most popular?
Ellisa reached peak popularity in 1997, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellisa is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellisa a female name?
Ellisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellisa Smith, Ellisa Johnson, Ellisa 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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