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 Name	Popul. 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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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.