Feminine dossier · first seen 1954
Elyssa
Endangered
Down 90.5% from peak
Peak era
2004
Peak births
273
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Elyssa
How many people are named Elyssa?
An estimated 7,086 living Americans are named Elyssa.
How rare is Elyssa?
Elyssa is very rare among babies today, with 26 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.5% from its 2004 peak.
How old is the typical Elyssa?
The median age of a living American named Elyssa is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 33 years old.
Is Elyssa still popular?
No. Elyssa is endangered as a baby name, down 90.5% from its 2004 peak with 26 births in 2025.
Where is Elyssa most common?
Elyssa has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
1954Peak 20042025
Peak year
2004
Decline from peak
90.5%
2025
26
All-time
7,272
Where it lives now
Elyssa is most concentrated in California — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Elyssa is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.