U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Elisa?

Elisa was the #867 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Elisa

52,348

About 1 in 6,332 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#867

More common than 98.4% of listed first names

Peak year

2012

854 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

674

#929 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 6,332

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.5% male99.5% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic30.8%
Black, non-Hispanic4.15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.39%
Asian / Pacific Islander6.19%
Two or more races1.98%
Hispanic or Latino56.5%

Reading the result

Elisa across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Elisa reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2012, with 854 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 674 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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