Elisa
#458 for girls in 2025, 674 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 775 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 47,661since 1880
Elisa over time
Rank among girls' names. Elisa has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #458 | 674 | — | |
| 2024 | #433 | 714 | — | |
| 2023 | #419 | 731 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #408 | 772 | — | |
| 2021 | #420 | 750 | — | |
| 2020 | #511 | 595 | — | |
| 2019 | #441 | 711 | — | |
| 2018 | #456 | 691 | — | |
| 2017 | #506 | 617 | — | |
| 2016 | #490 | 634 | — | |
| 2015 | #489 | 656 | — | |
| 2014 | #505 | 619 | — | |
| 2013 | #467 | 657 | — | |
| 2012 | #368 | 849 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #536 | 543 | — | |
| 2010 | #497 | 602 | — | |
| 2009 | #633 | 472 | — | |
| 2008 | #626 | 492 | — | |
| 2007 | #551 | 555 | — | |
| 2006 | #546 | 542 | — | |
| 2005 | #533 | 541 | — | |
| 2004 | #496 | 594 | — | |
| 2003 | #517 | 552 | — | |
| 2002 | #496 | 559 | — | |
| 2001 | #495 | 557 | — | |
| 2000 | #520 | 509 | — | |
| 1999 | #513 | 497 | — | |
| 1998 | #471 | 547 | — | |
| 1997 | #452 | 562 | — | |
| 1996 | #440 | 577 | — | |
| 1995 | #462 | 546 | — | |
| 1994 | #476 | 523 | — | |
| 1993 | #452 | 555 | — | |
| 1992 | #457 | 541 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #412 | 620 | — | |
| 1990 | #422 | 601 | — | |
| 1989 | #389 | 640 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #399 | 603 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #374 | 624 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #357 | 668 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #346 | 677 | — | |
| 1984 | #358 | 645 | — | |
| 1983 | #340 | 678 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #335 | 716 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #311 | 775 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #339 | 713 | — | |
| 1979 | #323 | 728 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #365 | 585 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #379 | 556 | — | |
| 1976 | #383 | 537 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #407 | 495 | — | |
| 1974 | #378 | 562 | — | |
| 1973 | #364 | 585 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #361 | 607 | — | |
| 1971 | #359 | 678 | — | |
| 1970 | #359 | 687 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #358 | 647 | — | |
| 1968 | #346 | 652 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #356 | 634 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #342 | 680 | — | |
| 1965 | #367 | 617 | — | |
| 1964 | #378 | 643 | — | |
| 1963 | #356 | 716 | — | |
| 1962 | #417 | 551 | — | |
| 1961 | #420 | 542 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #432 | 514 | — | |
| 1959 | #456 | 450 | — | |
| 1958 | #488 | 383 | — | |
| 1957 | #526 | 329 | — | |
| 1956 | #550 | 288 | — | |
| 1955 | #527 | 302 | — | |
| 1954 | #582 | 241 | — | |
| 1953 | #533 | 261 | — | |
| 1952 | #650 | 188 | — | |
| 1951 | #683 | 163 | — | |
| 1950 | #814 | 115 | — | |
| 1949 | #729 | 135 | — | |
| 1948 | #734 | 132 | — | |
| 1947 | #825 | 113 | — | |
| 1946 | #776 | 112 | — | |
| 1945 | #790 | 90 | — | |
| 1944 | #727 | 108 | — | |
| 1943 | #718 | 115 | — | |
| 1942 | #844 | 82 | — | |
| 1941 | #845 | 74 | — | |
| 1940 | #772 | 83 | — | |
| 1939 | #797 | 74 | — | |
| 1938 | #707 | 94 | — | |
| 1937 | #704 | 94 | — | |
| 1936 | #622 | 112 | — | |
| 1935 | #646 | 102 | — | |
| 1934 | #617 | 115 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #656 | 100 | — | |
| 1932 | #602 | 119 | — | |
| 1931 | #613 | 117 | — | |
| 1930 | #611 | 129 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #638 | 118 | — | |
| 1928 | #567 | 155 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #687 | 111 | — | |
| 1926 | #666 | 118 | — | |
| 1925 | #715 | 106 | — | |
| 1924 | #676 | 121 | — | |
| 1923 | #741 | 97 | — | |
| 1922 | #717 | 103 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #737 | 98 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #718 | 102 | — | |
| 1919 | #771 | 83 | — | |
| 1918 | #876 | 67 | — | |
| 1917 | #792 | 76 | — | |
| 1916 | #775 | 78 | — | |
| 1915 | #839 | 60 | — | |
| 1914 | #777 | 55 | — | |
| 1913 | #830 | 40 | — | |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | — | |
| 1911 | #811 | 28 | — | |
| 1910 | #723 | 34 | — | |
| 1909 | #691 | 33 | — | |
| 1908 | #742 | 27 | — | |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | — | |
| 1906 | #716 | 26 | — | |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | — | |
| 1904 | #710 | 24 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | — | |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | — | |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | — | |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elisa was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Elisa is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Montana#160 · 1 in 678
- Rhode Island#165 · 1 in 890
- Hawaii#172 · 1 in 608
- Texas#177 · 1 in 930
- New Mexico#185 · 1 in 777
Best ever in a state: #68 in Arizona, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #160 | 7 | 1 in 678 |
| Rhode Island | #165 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Hawaii | #172 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| Texas | #177 | 133 | 1 in 930 |
| New Mexico | #185 | 12 | 1 in 777 |
| Arizona | #199 | 21 | 1 in 950 |
| California | #203 | 175 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Connecticut | #245 | 10 | 1 in 1,541 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 25 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Utah | #274 | 11 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Oregon | #276 | 11 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Illinois | #277 | 44 | 1 in 1,708 |
| New York | #295 | 56 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Iowa | #303 | 9 | 1 in 2,157 |
| Colorado | #310 | 11 | 1 in 1,888 |
| Nebraska | #316 | 5 | 1 in 2,178 |
| Georgia | #355 | 15 | 1 in 2,321 |
| South Carolina | #360 | 8 | 1 in 2,242 |
| Massachusetts | #361 | 12 | 1 in 2,635 |
| Oklahoma | #365 | 9 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Virginia | #370 | 11 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Wisconsin | #378 | 9 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Washington | #388 | 11 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Pennsylvania | #391 | 23 | 1 in 3,015 |
| Michigan | #406 | 18 | 1 in 3,259 |
| Ohio | #410 | 21 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Florida | #421 | 19 | 1 in 2,847 |
| Indiana | #426 | 10 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Kansas | #430 | 5 | 1 in 3,095 |
| Minnesota | #451 | 7 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Maryland | #471 | 6 | 1 in 3,493 |
| Louisiana | #592 | 7 | 1 in 4,375 |
| North Carolina | #649 | 6 | 1 in 5,523 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elisa
- 25 spots since 2024 (#433 → #458)
- 53 spots since 2020 (#511 → #458)
- 31 spots since 2015 (#489 → #458)
- Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1900 (#1,099 → #803)
- Biggest drop: 258 spots in 1905 (#710 → #968)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #311 (775 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1903–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,074 girls born in 2012 were named Elisa (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,385 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #311 in 1981, was only 1 in 2,152 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.1% of all girls named Elisa (6,739) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | #560 (1887) | #707 |
| 1890s | 128 | #706 (1892) | #878 |
| 1900s | 219 | #691 (1909) | #802 |
| 1910s | 560 | #723 (1910) | #799 |
| 1920s | 1,129 | #567 (1928) | #686 |
| 1930s | 1,056 | #602 (1932) | #658 |
| 1940s | 1,044 | #718 (1943) | #776 |
| 1950s | 2,720 | #456 (1959) | #581 |
| 1960s | 6,196 | #342 (1966) | #377 |
| 1970s | 6,020 | #323 (1979) | #368 |
| 1980s | 6,739 | #311 (1981) | #355 |
| 1990s | 5,569 | #412 (1991) | #456 |
| 2000s | 5,373 | #495 (2001) | #541 |
| 2010s | 6,579 | #368 (2012) | #476 |
| 2020s | 4,236 | #408 (2022) | #442 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elisa in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 2,152 of them was named Elisa, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 162,834 of them was named Elisa, which outranked 50.6% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,412Wilber12
- #3,412Yan12
- #3,412Zeth12
- #3,601Elisa11
- #3,601Aamir11
- #3,601Abdulrahman11
- #3,601Abrahan11
- #3,858Adin10
- #3,858Aditya10
- #3,858Adrienne10
Tied with 256 names at #3,601; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.