Is Ellisa a boy or girl name?

Ellisa is a girl’s name. Of the 868 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ellisa

Recorded 1954–2022 · United States

Ellisa was most popular in 1997, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,293 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 868 people named Ellisa.

Ellisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellisa’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 868 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org