Elyssa is an uncommon variant of Elisa that peaked in 2004 and has since faded.
Elyssa is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,014 for girl births in the United States (and #8,699 across all names), given to 26 babies. Elyssa first appears in 1954 and peaked in 2004 (273 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #5,014 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #3,244 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | #3,791 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | #2,971 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | #2,794 |
| 2020 | 81 | 81 | #2,223 |
| 2019 | 69 | 69 | #2,543 |
| 2018 | 57 | 57 | #2,918 |
| 2017 | 97 | 97 | #2,024 |
| 2016 | 114 | 114 | #1,820 |
| 2015 | 105 | 105 | #1,923 |
| 2014 | 142 | 142 | #1,538 |
| 2013 | 134 | 134 | #1,606 |
| 2012 | 175 | 175 | #1,343 |
| 2011 | 176 | 176 | #1,326 |
| 2010 | 188 | 188 | #1,270 |
| 2009 | 206 | 206 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 193 | 193 | #1,289 |
| 2007 | 246 | 246 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 248 | 248 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 246 | 246 | #992 |
| 2004 | 273 | 273 | #891 |
| 2003 | 257 | 257 | #921 |
| 2002 | 253 | 253 | #889 |
| 2001 | 244 | 244 | #921 |
| 2000 | 252 | 252 | #876 |
| 1999 | 246 | 246 | #875 |
| 1998 | 265 | 265 | #800 |
| 1997 | 244 | — | #844 |
| 1996 | 232 | — | #860 |
| 1995 | 186 | — | #1,005 |
| 1994 | 189 | — | #978 |
| 1993 | 189 | — | #982 |
| 1992 | 163 | — | #1,102 |
| 1991 | 191 | — | #985 |
| 1990 | 188 | — | #982 |
| 1989 | 165 | — | #1,039 |
| 1988 | 143 | — | #1,097 |
| 1987 | 113 | — | #1,249 |
| 1986 | 74 | — | #1,606 |
| 1985 | 79 | — | #1,539 |
| 1984 | 42 | — | #2,315 |
| 1983 | 39 | — | #2,403 |
| 1982 | 41 | — | #2,384 |
| 1981 | 56 | — | #1,921 |
| 1980 | 44 | — | #2,256 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | #1,981 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #1,868 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,269 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,314 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,816 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | #2,855 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #4,428 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #3,310 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,226 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #3,762 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,126 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,661 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #2,899 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #4,992 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,449 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #4,437 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,343 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #3,474 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,037 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,552 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,048 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,332 |