Girl
Elyssa
Elyssa is a girl's name meaning "Uncertain shortened form". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. 2004 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EtymologyVariant of Elissa/Alyssa
EtymologyUncertain shortened form
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
13
1960s
116
1970s
266
1980s
796
1990s
2,093
2000s
2,415
2010s
1,126
Peaked in the 2000s · 6,825 total U.S. births since 1900