Given name
Elyssa
“my God is bountiful”
Elyssa is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elyssa 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 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,272
- 0 boys · 7,272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 273 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,014 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,014 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 273 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,403 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.
People named Elyssa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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