Elysia
Elysia is a feminine given name that may refer to the following people.
Meaning & Origin of Elysia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elysia is a feminine given name that may refer to the following people.
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The Story of Elysia
Elysia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 152 Elysias were born — ranking #1,288 that year. As of 2026, Elysia ranks #1,712 for baby girls with 120 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Elysias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Elysia
Elysia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Elysia's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,288. Use the chart and map above to compare Elysia'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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