Elisa is an established variant of Elsie that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Elisa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #458 for girl births in the United States (and #929 across all names), given to 674 babies — 682 including U.S. territories. Elisa was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2012 (849 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 674 | 682 | #458 | — |
| 2024 | 714 | 714 | #433 | — |
| 2023 | 737 | 737 | #419 | #11,231 |
| 2022 | 772 | 781 | #408 | — |
| 2021 | 750 | 750 | #421 | — |
| 2020 | 595 | 595 | #511 | — |
| 2019 | 711 | 718 | #441 | — |
| 2018 | 691 | 699 | #456 | — |
| 2017 | 617 | 617 | #508 | — |
| 2016 | 634 | 634 | #490 | — |
| 2015 | 656 | 656 | #489 | — |
| 2014 | 619 | 619 | #505 | — |
| 2013 | 657 | 657 | #467 | — |
| 2012 | 854 | 862 | #368 | #12,828 |
| 2011 | 543 | 543 | #536 | — |
| 2010 | 602 | 611 | #497 | — |
| 2009 | 472 | 472 | #633 | — |
| 2008 | 492 | 492 | #626 | — |
| 2007 | 555 | 555 | #551 | — |
| 2006 | 542 | 549 | #546 | — |
| 2005 | 541 | 546 | #533 | — |
| 2004 | 594 | 599 | #496 | — |
| 2003 | 552 | 552 | #517 | — |
| 2002 | 559 | 568 | #497 | — |
| 2001 | 557 | 557 | #495 | — |
| 2000 | 509 | 509 | #520 | — |
| 1999 | 497 | 497 | #513 | — |
| 1998 | 547 | 555 | #471 | — |
| 1997 | 562 | — | #452 | — |
| 1996 | 577 | — | #440 | — |
| 1995 | 546 | — | #462 | — |
| 1994 | 523 | — | #476 | — |
| 1993 | 555 | — | #452 | — |
| 1992 | 548 | — | #457 | #6,904 |
| 1991 | 620 | — | #412 | — |
| 1990 | 601 | — | #422 | — |
| 1989 | 646 | — | #389 | #7,259 |
| 1988 | 611 | — | #399 | #5,349 |
| 1987 | 636 | — | #374 | #3,798 |
| 1986 | 675 | — | #357 | #5,506 |
| 1985 | 677 | — | #346 | — |
| 1984 | 645 | — | #358 | — |
| 1983 | 684 | — | #340 | #5,689 |
| 1982 | 724 | — | #335 | #4,722 |
| 1981 | 786 | — | #311 | #3,677 |
| 1980 | 713 | — | #339 | — |
| 1979 | 733 | — | #323 | #6,338 |
| 1978 | 590 | — | #365 | #6,098 |
| 1977 | 556 | — | #379 | — |
| 1976 | 543 | — | #383 | #5,122 |
| 1975 | 495 | — | #407 | — |
| 1974 | 562 | — | #378 | — |
| 1973 | 590 | — | #364 | #5,322 |
| 1972 | 607 | — | #361 | — |
| 1971 | 678 | — | #359 | — |
| 1970 | 692 | — | #359 | #4,926 |
| 1969 | 647 | — | #358 | — |
| 1968 | 657 | — | #346 | #4,309 |
| 1967 | 639 | — | #356 | #4,134 |
| 1966 | 680 | — | #343 | — |
| 1965 | 617 | — | #367 | — |
| 1964 | 643 | — | #378 | — |
| 1963 | 716 | — | #356 | — |
| 1962 | 551 | — | #417 | — |
| 1961 | 547 | — | #420 | #4,239 |
| 1960 | 514 | — | #432 | — |
| 1959 | 450 | — | #456 | — |
| 1958 | 383 | — | #488 | — |
| 1957 | 329 | — | #526 | — |
| 1956 | 288 | — | #550 | — |
| 1955 | 302 | — | #527 | — |
| 1954 | 241 | — | #583 | — |
| 1953 | 261 | — | #533 | — |
| 1952 | 188 | — | #651 | — |
| 1951 | 163 | — | #683 | — |
| 1950 | 115 | — | #814 | — |
| 1949 | 135 | — | #731 | — |
| 1948 | 132 | — | #734 | — |
| 1947 | 113 | — | #826 | — |
| 1946 | 112 | — | #776 | — |
| 1945 | 90 | — | #794 | — |
| 1944 | 108 | — | #727 | — |
| 1943 | 115 | — | #719 | — |
| 1942 | 82 | — | #846 | — |
| 1941 | 74 | — | #846 | — |
| 1940 | 83 | — | #773 | — |
| 1939 | 74 | — | #799 | — |
| 1938 | 94 | — | #707 | — |
| 1937 | 94 | — | #705 | — |
| 1936 | 112 | — | #624 | — |
| 1935 | 102 | — | #648 | — |
| 1934 | 120 | — | #618 | #3,840 |
| 1933 | 100 | — | #656 | — |
| 1932 | 119 | — | #602 | — |
| 1931 | 117 | — | #615 | — |
| 1930 | 134 | — | #611 | #4,163 |
| 1929 | 118 | — | #638 | — |
| 1928 | 160 | — | #568 | #4,325 |
| 1927 | 111 | — | #690 | — |
| 1926 | 118 | — | #666 | — |
| 1925 | 106 | — | #716 | — |
| 1924 | 121 | — | #676 | — |
| 1923 | 97 | — | #743 | — |
| 1922 | 108 | — | #718 | #4,495 |
| 1921 | 104 | — | #738 | #4,000 |
| 1920 | 102 | — | #718 | — |
| 1919 | 83 | — | #774 | — |
| 1918 | 67 | — | #876 | — |
| 1917 | 76 | — | #793 | — |
| 1916 | 78 | — | #776 | — |
| 1915 | 60 | — | #840 | — |
| 1914 | 55 | — | #779 | — |
| 1913 | 40 | — | #832 | — |
| 1912 | 39 | — | #796 | — |
| 1911 | 28 | — | #812 | — |
| 1910 | 34 | — | #726 | — |
| 1909 | 33 | — | #694 | — |
| 1908 | 27 | — | #747 | — |
| 1907 | 28 | — | #713 | — |
| 1906 | 26 | — | #720 | — |
| 1905 | 15 | — | #978 | — |
| 1904 | 24 | — | #715 | — |
| 1903 | 16 | — | #870 | — |
| 1902 | 12 | — | #1,040 | — |
| 1901 | 17 | — | #804 | — |
| 1900 | 21 | — | #812 | — |
| 1899 | 9 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #977 | — |
| 1897 | 17 | — | #769 | — |
| 1896 | 13 | — | #914 | — |
| 1895 | 13 | — | #905 | — |
| 1894 | 12 | — | #917 | — |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #974 | — |
| 1892 | 17 | — | #709 | — |
| 1891 | 11 | — | #854 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #767 | — |
| 1889 | 11 | — | #815 | — |
| 1888 | 15 | — | #670 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #567 | — |
| 1886 | 12 | — | #668 | — |
| 1885 | 8 | — | #806 | — |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #697 | — |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #714 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #697 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #858 | — |