Given name
Elysia
“my God is bountiful”
Elysia is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elysia is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elysia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,503
- 7 boys · 4,496 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 149
- #1,444 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 149 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,444 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 152 in 2002. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,456 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.
Elysia’s family of names
Elysia has a related form in Elisa. Elysia has a related form in Elysea. Elysia has a related form in Elyseah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elysia
- Elysia RotaruCanadian actressborn 1984
- Chuquimamani-CondoriBolivian-American electronic producerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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