Feminine dossier · first seen 1954

Elyssa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elyssa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

273

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1954Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

82.1%

2024

All-time

7,246

Elyssa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 273 girls were named Elyssa.

In 2024, only 49 girls were given the name.

Down 82.1% from its peak.

All told, about 7,246 Americans have been named Elyssa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1954.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

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