Meaning and history
Elissa is a form of Elisa or Elizabeth, ultimately from a Hebrew name meaning "my God is an oath." It is also the name later tradition gives to Dido, the legendary Phoenician founder and queen of Carthage. Notable modern bearers include Lebanese singer Elissa, born Elissar Khoury, and American actress Elissa Landi.
20062006: 248 births, rank #1,033
2007: 224 births, rank #1,145
2008: 247 births, rank #1,057
2009: 206 births, rank #1,211
2010: 219 births, rank #1,122
20112011: 224 births, rank #1,096
2012: 298 births, rank #887
2013: 235 births, rank #1,056
2014: 242 births, rank #1,063
2015: 169 births, rank #1,394
20162016: 166 births, rank #1,403
2017: 166 births, rank #1,387
2018: 183 births, rank #1,262
2019: 213 births, rank #1,133
2020: 164 births, rank #1,343
20212021: 164 births, rank #1,347
2022: 160 births, rank #1,415
2023: 150 births, rank #1,465
2024: 140 births, rank #1,529
20252025: 108 births, rank #1,844
Elissa rose from #910 to #888 for girls between 2005 and 2012. Its highest annual birth count came in 1979, with 408 births.