Given name
Ilyssa
“my God is bountiful”
Ilyssa is a variant of Ilse. In German use, Ilse carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ilyssa is a variant of Ilse. In German use, Ilse 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ilyssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 786
- 0 boys · 786 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −90%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 727 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 · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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