Elissa

Where Elissa comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).
— Wiktionary's entry for Elissa
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1904
    Elissa Landi born
    Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s
  2. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,188 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1976
    Elissa Slotkin born
    American politician
  4. 1979
    Peak, #496
    408 babies named Elissa — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,394.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Elissa Slotkin · American politician, born 1976
  • Elissa Landi · Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s, 1904–1948
  • Elissa Downie · British artistic gymnast, born 1999
  • Elissa Steamer · American professional skateboarder, born 1975
  • Elissa Rhaïs · Algerian salon-holder, 1876–1940

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.