Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Elisa name popularity since 1925
46,272 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Elisa. Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Elisa is about 39 years old in 2026. Elisa peaked in 2012 as the #368 name for girls, and it ranked #458 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,272
- Named Elisa, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #458
- for girls in 2025 (674 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 46,140 girls · 132 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.45× its national share
Peak year is the year Elisa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Elisa births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Elisa both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1950 and 1955, Elisa became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 14,900 baby girls to 1 in 6,470.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Elisa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Elisa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Elisa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 608 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 1,056 | 10 | #648 |
| 1940s | 1,044 | 0 | #794 |
| 1950s | 2,720 | 0 | #527 |
| 1960s | 6,196 | 15 | #367 |
| 1970s | 6,020 | 26 | #407 |
| 1980s | 6,739 | 58 | #346 |
| 1990s | 5,569 | 7 | #462 |
| 2000s | 5,373 | 0 | #533 |
| 2010s | 6,579 | 5 | #489 |
| 2020–25 | 4,236 | 6 | #458 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.7% of babies named Elisa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Elisa is most popular
The index compares Elisa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Elisa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.45× | 1,355 |
| New Mexico | 2.31× | 545 |
| Texas | 2.24× | 7,511 |
| California | 2.17× | 9,821 |
| New York | 1.39× | 4,520 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Elisa and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Elisa (this page) | 46,140 | 2012 |
| Eliza | 57,512 | 1880 |
| Elissa | 17,955 | 1979 |
| Eloisa | 5,815 | 1919 |
| Elysa | 1,523 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Elisa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Elisa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Elisa (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data