Elyssa
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning noble; a form of Alyssa or Elizabeth.
Elyssa by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Elyssa. In the US, 94 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 273 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Alyssa
Like Elyssa, each of these traces back to Alyssa: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alyssanoble or high-born2,227 in the US (2017)
- Alysenoble; a spelling variant of Alyssa83 in the US (2017)
- Alyssianoble; a respelling of Alyssa32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alyzanoble; a respelling of Alyssa or Alice24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Allyssavariant of Alyssa, noble or high-born32 in the US (2017)
- Alysaof noble birth; a form of Alyssa26 in the US (2017)
- Allissanoble; a variant of Alicia or Alyssa10 in the US (2017)
- Alyssahnoble; a form of Alyssa9 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Elizabeth
Like Elyssa, 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 Elyssa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elissanoble; a form of Elise or Elizabeth164 in the US (2017)
- Elysiafrom elysium, blissful place; a form of Elyse20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elysagod's oath; a form of Eliza14 in the US (2017)
- Elyssefrom Elysium; variant of Elysia12 in the US (2017)
- Elyssiablissful or of elysium; related to Alyssa5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellyssa6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elyssa
Names that are said the same way as Elyssa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Elyssa, 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 Elyssa
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