Given name
Elysa
“my God is bountiful”
Elysa is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elysa is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elysa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,523
- 0 boys · 1,523 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,011 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,011 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,368 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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