girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Elisa

Meaning A female given name from French Gender Girl Rank 2025 #458 Trend ↑ Rising 10%

A female given name from French.

Rank 2025
#458
among girls · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
674
named Elisa · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,385
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
854 babies
All-time total
47,804
#609 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Elisa popularity over time

47,804 babies have been named Elisa since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 93 – 93 9 – #567
1890s 128 – 128 13 +38% #709
1900s 219 – 219 22 +71% #694
1910s 560 – 560 56 +156% #726
1920s 1,129 16 1,145 115 +104% #568
1930s 1,056 10 1,066 107 -7% #602
1940s 1,044 – 1,044 104 -2% #719
1950s 2,720 – 2,720 272 +161% #456
1960s 6,196 15 6,211 621 +128% #343
1970s 6,020 26 6,046 605 -3% #323
1980s 6,739 58 6,797 680 +12% #311
1990s 5,569 7 5,576 558 -18% #412
2000s 5,373 – 5,373 537 -4% #495
2010s 6,579 5 6,584 658 +23% #368
2020s (to 2025) 4,236 6 4,242 707 +7% #408

Where Elisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 681 0.42 #453
2027 688 0.43 #451
2028 693 0.43 #447
2029 698 0.43 #442
2030 702 0.44 #440

Where Elisa is most popular

Girls named Elisa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.449 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, New Mexico, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elisa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 155 1.10 +146%
New Mexico 25 1.03 +129%
Massachusetts 115 0.951 +112%
California 742 0.883 +97%
Texas 649 0.807 +80%
Florida 294 0.687 +53%
Colorado 74 0.663 +48%
Maryland 67 0.632 +41%
Washington 85 0.588 +31%
New Jersey 99 0.548 +22%
Illinois 118 0.515 +15%
Oklahoma 36 0.489 +9%
Georgia 104 0.458 ≈ national
North Carolina 103 0.452 ≈ national
New York 177 0.447 ≈ national
Nebraska 16 0.445 ≈ national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -6%
South Carolina 37 0.412 -8%
Virginia 69 0.405 -10%
Kansas 23 0.399 -11%
Oregon 25 0.384 -14%
Alabama 34 0.362 -19%
Connecticut 21 0.361 -20%
Utah 30 0.360 -20%
Nevada 15 0.323 -28%
Tennessee 47 0.297 -34%
Missouri 33 0.274 -39%
Arkansas 14 0.265 -41%
Pennsylvania 62 0.262 -42%
Ohio 59 0.249 -45%
Idaho 8 0.239 -47%
Michigan 43 0.236 -47%
Iowa 13 0.222 -50%
Minnesota 24 0.222 -50%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 -61%
Indiana 24 0.171 -62%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -87%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -87%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elisa

Elisa is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #458 in 2025 with 674 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 47,804 American babies have been named Elisa. Its peak came in 2012, when 854 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elisa?

The median living Elisa is about 35 years old; half are between 15 and 53. An estimated 43 thousand people named Elisa are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 674 #458 – –
2024 714 #433 – –
2023 731 #419 6 #11,231
2022 772 #408 – –
2021 750 #421 – –
2020 595 #511 – –
2019 711 #441 – –
2018 691 #456 – –
2017 617 #508 – –
2016 634 #490 – –
2015 656 #489 – –
2014 619 #505 – –
2013 657 #467 – –
2012 849 #368 5 #12,828
2011 543 #536 – –
2010 602 #497 – –
2009 472 #633 – –
2008 492 #626 – –
2007 555 #551 – –
2006 542 #546 – –
2005 541 #533 – –
2004 594 #496 – –
2003 552 #517 – –
2002 559 #497 – –
2001 557 #495 – –
2000 509 #520 – –
1995 546 #462 – –
1990 601 #422 – –
1985 677 #346 – –
1980 713 #339 – –
1975 495 #407 – –
1970 687 #359 5 #4,926
1965 617 #367 – –
1960 514 #432 – –
1955 302 #527 – –
1950 115 #814 – –
1945 90 #794 – –
1940 83 #773 – –
1935 102 #648 – –
1930 129 #611 5 #4,163
1925 106 #716 – –
1920 102 #718 – –
1915 60 #840 – –
1910 34 #726 – –
1905 15 #978 – –
1900 21 #812 – –
1895 13 #905 – –
1890 13 #767 – –
1885 8 #806 – –
1880 5 #858 – –

Famous people named Elisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Elisa Donovan Elisa Donovan American actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  2. 2 Elisa Bonaparte Elisa Bonaparte Imperial French princess (1777–1820) 18th century
  3. 3 Elisa Elisa Italian singer-songwriter (born 1977) Contemporary
  4. 4 Elisa Longo Borghini Elisa Longo Borghini Italian racing cyclist (born 1991) Contemporary
  5. 5 Elisa Di Francisca Elisa Di Francisca Italian fencer (born 1982) Contemporary
  6. 6 Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu Romanian engineer 1887–1973 · 19th century
  7. 7 Elisa Ferreira Elisa Ferreira Portuguese politician (born 1955) Contemporary
  8. 8 Elisa Rigaudo Elisa Rigaudo Italian race walker (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elisa?

The median living Elisa is about 35 years old. Half of all living Elisas are between 15 and 53 years old.

How many people named Elisa are alive today?

An estimated 43 thousand people named Elisa are alive in the United States, based on 47,804 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elisa mean?

A female given name from French.

How popular is the name Elisa in 2025?

Elisa ranked #458 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 674 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elisa?

47,804 babies have been named Elisa in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elisa most popular?

Elisa peaked in 2012, when 854 newborns received the name.

Is Elisa a boy or girl name?

Elisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elisa rising or falling?

Elisa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elisa become more popular?

Elisa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 702 girls named Elisa in 2030, ranking around #440. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Elisa?

Well-known people named Elisa include Elisa Donovan (actor), Elisa Bonaparte (politician), Elisa (singer).

Names like Elisa

Names that sound and feel close to Elisa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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