Fun Facts About the Name Elisia
- More than 2 thousand babies named Elisia: U.S. records list 2,013 babies given the name Elisia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elisia Mean?
Elisia is a feminine given name used mainly in English. It is most often treated as a variant of Elise or Elisa, which are forms of Elizabeth. Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva, traditionally understood as "God is my oath" or "God is abundance." The Hebrew name is built from El, "God," and sheva, a word that can mean "oath" or "seven"; its exact force in this compound is debated, but the customary translation is "God is my oath."
A less common explanation connects Elisia with Elysia, a name taken from Greek Elysion (Elysium), the blessed afterlife of Greek myth. That derivation gives the meaning "blissful" or "heavenly." The origin of the Greek word Elysion itself is uncertain, and the Elizabeth connection is the more usual explanation for Elisia.
Elisia Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Elisheva appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Aaron. In the Greek New Testament, the same name appears as Elisabet, the mother of John the Baptist. Latin Christians inherited it as Elisabeth, and in English it became Elizabeth. From the Middle Ages onward, shorter forms developed in European languages, including French Élise, Spanish and Italian Elisa, and English Elise and Elisa.
Elisia is an English spelling that extends that stem with the feminine ending -ia. It is not the biblical or liturgical form; those remain Elisheva, Elisabet, and Elizabeth. The spelling is also close to Elysia, a name derived from Greek Elysion. Because the two names look alike, Elisia is sometimes listed with the "blissful" or "heavenly" meaning of Elysia, though the Elizabeth connection is the more common explanation.
How Popular is the Name Elisia?
Elisia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #2,200 in 1908.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,662 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,924 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #3,987 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #4,040 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2020 | #5,057 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,033 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #4,381 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #3,501 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #4,561 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,090 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #4,296 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #4,681 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #3,661 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2011 | #5,108 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #3,477 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #4,039 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #4,387 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #3,548 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,578 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2005 | #3,138 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #3,647 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2003 | #3,145 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #3,162 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2001 | #3,019 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #2,519 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1999 | #3,157 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1998 | #2,703 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1997 | #2,629 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #3,049 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1995 | #3,807 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #3,639 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #4,024 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #3,605 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,854 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #3,549 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #4,044 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #3,730 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #3,779 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,745 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1985 | #2,962 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #3,640 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #2,683 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | #3,109 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #2,800 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1980 | #3,242 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,543 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #3,310 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #3,407 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #4,697 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #4,206 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #5,460 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #4,639 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,147 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,831 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #4,101 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #3,505 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #4,283 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #4,391 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #6,007 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,181 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #3,416 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #5,003 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,634 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,500 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #4,883 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #5,190 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,624 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #6,340 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #5,473 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #5,374 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,223 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,842 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1932 | #4,039 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,924 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1908 | #2,200 | 5 | 0.0015% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Elisia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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