Female name
Elissa
1,775 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 2.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /Elishat/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /Elisha/). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.From Wiktionary, entry “Elissa”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 114 births. 1,775 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 181 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1979: 408 births. 18,033 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1932. It is still given: 722 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,755 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 311 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 123 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 112 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 44 | 2014–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
5 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 9 + 1 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
3 + 1 + 1 = 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.