Elissa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning noble; a form of Elise or Elizabeth.
Elissa by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Elissa. In the US, 164 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 408 babies in 1979, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Elise
Like Elissa, each of these traces back to Elise: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Elizabeth
Like Elissa, each of these traces back to Elizabeth: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
- ElyseGod's oath; a form of Elise or Elizabeth427 in the US (2017)
- Elisabethgod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth353 in the US (2017)
- Lizbethgod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth288 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elissa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elisagod is my oath; form of elizabeth113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elishagod is my salvation417 in the US (2017)
- Elyssanoble; a form of Alyssa or Elizabeth94 in the US (2017)
- Elisiablissful; a form of Alicia44 in the US (2017)
- Eliskagod is my oath; a form of Elisabeth11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elitsaof the sun; a form of Elise or Helitsa4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elissa
Names that are said the same way as Elissa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Elissa, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elissa
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