Elisa
Elisa is a feminine and masculine given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa. Another opinion is that it is a shortened form of Elisabeth, a variant of the Biblical name Elizabeth or that it is a shortened version of Elisha or Eliseus.
Meaning & Origin of Elisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elisa is a feminine and masculine given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa. Another opinion is that it is a shortened form of Elisabeth, a variant of the Biblical name Elizabeth or that it is a shortened version of Elisha or Eliseus.
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The Story of Elisa
Elisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 849 Elisas were born — ranking #368 that year. As of 2026, Elisa ranks #400 for baby girls with 760 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 48K Elisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Elisa
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- Elisa (Italian singer) (Elisa Toffoli, born 1977), Italian singer and songwriter
- Elisa (Japanese singer) (born 1989), Japanese singer and model
- Elisa Aaltola (born 1978), Finnish philosopher
- Elisa Albert (born 1978), American author
- Elisa Badenes , Spanish ballet dancer
- Elisa Baldo (born 1986), Italian archer
- Elisa Balsamo (born 1998), Italian cyclist
- Elisa Berroeta , Chilean wood engraver, illustrator
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Names that sound like Elisa
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About the name Elisa
Elisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 48K births in the dataset. Elisa's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #311. Use the chart and map above to compare Elisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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