Elisa

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Elise

Girl's name · #458 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Elisa reached its best rank, #311, in 1981 and ranked #458 in 2025. Roughly 48,000 girls have been named Elisa since 1880.

Across the states

See where Elisa is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Elisa is especially popular in Türkiye.

#8 in Türkiye (2025) · #41 in Austria (2025) · #46 in Italy (2024) · #47 in Brazil (2025, through 23 Dec 2025, girls and boys combined) · #62 in Switzerland (2025) · #64 in Mexico (2024) · #70 in Belgium (2025) · #85 in Netherlands (2025) · #157 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #195 in Sweden (2025) · #203 in France (2025) · #240 in Slovenia (2025) and 10 more.

Famous Elisas

Elisa Bonaparte — Imperial French princess (1777–1820)
Elisa — Italian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
Elisa Donovan — American actress (born 1971)
Elisa New — American academic (born 1959 or 1958)
Elisa Longo Borghini — Italian racing cyclist (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Elisa Maza — Gargoyles (TV series)
Elisa Greco — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (book)
Elisa — Operatic character in the opera Il re pastore by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What Elisas become

Among 1,356 notable people named Elisa:

Medical professionals appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elisa Augusta da Conceição Andrade, First Portuguese female doctor (born 1855).

Similar names: Eliza · Janelle · Elisabeth · Alisha · Lea · Elliott

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