Elisa

Meaning and origin of Elisa

Popularity of Elisa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2003.
• Over recent years, Elisa has been falling (−8.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elisa every 6.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Elisa in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  399^th girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,527

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  373^rd girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,162

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  441^st girls’ name2,119 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,280+1.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  394^th girls’ name325 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,363−1.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  553^rd girls’ name63 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,452−1.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  509^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,399

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elisa and Élisa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élisa220
• Eliza155
• Elysa (in French)40
• Éliza10
• Élysa (in French)10
• Elyza5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Elisa

• Elia
• Elya
• Raphaëlle
• Talia
• Naomi
• Noémie
• Anaëlle
• Talya
• Madeleine
• Anaïs
• Myriam
• Liya

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin