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Elissa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elissa?

The uncommon name Elissa was the 1,261st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Elissa, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #496 in 1979 with 408 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Elissa was less than 5, most recently in 1929.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elissa occurred roughly during the years 1929-1933, 1944-1948, 1949-1952, 1966-1970, 1974-1979, and 2009-2012, whereas 2012-2015 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Elissa popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Elissa's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Elissa lately has dropped.

The name Elissa is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Elissa (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 182 1,261
2017 165 1,386
2016 166 1,401
2015 167 1,399
2014 242 1,064
2013 235 1,055
2012 298 885
2011 224 1,098
2010 219 1,122
2009 206 1,211
2008 247 1,059
2007 224 1,145
2006 248 1,033
2005 274 910
2004 279 880
2003 284 852
2002 299 788
2001 302 784
2000 290 792
1999 305 737
1998 310 714
1997 300 717
1996 269 779
1995 290 714
1994 247 817
1993 272 760
1992 292 728
1991 300 706
1990 279 744
1989 339 624
1988 257 729
1987 303 630
1986 340 574
1985 302 622
1984 315 579
1983 348 538
1982 364 535
1981 352 534
1980 357 530
1979 408 496
1978 279 612
1977 271 620
1976 217 683
1975 216 695
1974 176 782
1973 226 658
1972 201 714
1971 214 712
1970 258 637
1969 177 757
1968 170 763
1967 155 802
1966 115 950
1965 102 1,035
1964 131 914
1963 165 808
1962 112 1,017
1961 118 995
1960 105 1,048
1959 121 958
1958 110 989
1957 94 1,073
1956 109 966
1955 144 805
1954 165 720
1953 168 707
1952 172 680
1951 113 841
1950 86 982
1949 119 792
1948 109 838
1947 88 945
1946 73 980
1945 55 1,052
1944 51 1,093
1943 63 997
1942 41 1,251
1941 42 1,154
1940 35 1,247
1939 42 1,111
1938 40 1,148
1937 37 1,182
1936 44 1,055
1935 61 886
1934 50 976
1933 54 927
1932 29 1,396
1931 14 2,229
1930 7 3,768
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1928 5 4,922
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1924 6 4,630
1923 8 3,735
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1921 7 4,140
1920 11 2,968
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1918 13 2,565
1917 6 4,234
1916 14 2,284
1915 7 3,537
1914 6 3,308
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.