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The baby name Elisa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEE-sə (uh-LEE-suh) — IPA: /əˈliːsə/,ɪ-LEE-sə (ih-LEE-suh) — IPA: /ɪˈliːsə/,e-LEE-sa (Spanish/Italian) — IPA: /eˈlisa/.

Elisa is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew, Spanish
Pronunciation: ə-LEE-sə (uh-LEE-suh) — IPA: /əˈliːsə/,ɪ-LEE-sə (ih-LEE-suh) — IPA: /ɪˈliːsə/,e-LEE-sa (Spanish/Italian) — IPA: /eˈlisa/

What is the meaning of the name Elisa ?

The baby name Elisa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEE-sə (uh-LEE-suh) — IPA: /əˈliːsə/,ɪ-LEE-sə (ih-LEE-suh) — IPA: /ɪˈliːsə/,e-LEE-sa (Spanish/Italian) — IPA: /eˈlisa/.

Elisa is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Elisa is the streamlined Romance and Germanic form of Elizabeth/Elisabet, ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva (“my God is an oath,” often rendered “pledged to God” or “God’s promise”). It appears widely as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Elisa, and as French Élisa; cognates include Eliza and Elise, which developed along parallel paths from the same root. Though sometimes blended with Elissa, that name has separate Phoenician associations.

Used since medieval Europe through devotion to St. Elizabeth, Elisa later stood on its own in southern Europe. Élisa Bonaparte (Napoleon’s sister) and 18th–19th‑century French taste boosted its profile, and it has seen periodic revivals, notably in late‑20th‑century Italy. Common short forms are Eli, Isa, Lis/Lise, and Lisa; related names include Elisabeth/Elizabeth, Elise, Eliza, Ilse, and Czech Eliška. The name’s appeal rests on its concise elegance and the enduring idea of a vow with God.

Elisa has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Elisa

Elisa Bonaparte Politician · Born 1777 · France Elisa Bonaparte, born Maria Anna Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi Levoy, is best known as Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister and an imperial French princess. She ruled as Princess of Lucca and Piombino and later as Grand Duchess of Tuscany during the Napoleonic era. Elisa Donovan Actor · Born 1971 · United States Elisa Donovan is an American actress best known for playing Amber Mariens in the teen comedy Clueless. She also reprised the role in the Clueless TV series, which ran from 1996 to 1999. Elisa Sednaoui Actor · Born 1987 · France Elisa Sednaoui is best known as a model and social entrepreneur, though she has also worked as an actress, film director, author, and philanthropist. Of Syrian, Italian, Egyptian, and French descent, she has appeared in films including Bus Palladium, Les Gamins, and Remember Now, and has featured in major fashion campaigns for brands like Chanel Eyewear and Giorgio Armani.

Elisa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
FJ 0 #6 1 374
SV 0 #11 1 283
BI 0 #12 1 425
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
NL Girls 2014 #20 145 73
HN 0 #20 3 704
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
IT Girls 0 #25 112,792 9,415
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
IT 0 #30 9,382 4,183
Austria Girls 2024 #32 210 60
HN Girls 0 #34 5 884
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
AO Girls 0 #36 274 4,575
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
IT Girls 2024 #42 850 47
Switzerland Girls 2024 #45 115 1,786
MO 0 #45 8 2,706
LU 0 #52 15 2,830
AO 0 #54 23 2,729
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
AL 0 #58 18 2,372
AL Girls 0 #69 228 4,141
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
ID Girls 0 #82 17 3,319
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
Finland Girls 0 #87 1,411 1,368
Belgium Girls 2024 #88 103 424
AF Girls 0 #89 6 2,402
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
TW 0 #95 9 4,523
BN Girls 0 #97 10 5,459
PT Girls 0 #97 1,404 7,952
EC 0 #99 17 2,502
MU Girls 0 #100 366 8,539
Spain Girls 0 #101 7,972 5,561
PH 0 #102 9 5,607
Finland 0 #104 405 830
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
PA 0 #106 25 3,797
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
Finland Girls 2026 #109 5,539 3,895
GT Girls 0 #109 821 7,500
Norway Girls 2025 #111 16 453
CY Girls 0 #111 11 3,755
MT Girls 0 #111 41 3,773
LU Girls 0 #112 79 4,850
PA Girls 0 #114 676 9,861
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
BW Girls 0 #121 28 4,216
MU 0 #122 15 3,613
UY 0 #125 53 2,477
EE Girls 0 #128 11 1,888
GR 0 #128 8 3,911
PR Girls 0 #128 34 3,171
France Girls 2021 #130 414 3,185
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
UY Girls 0 #131 948 6,731
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
Sweden Girls 2022 #142 38 1,568
CR 0 #142 17 5,526
SI Girls 0 #146 29 2,769
EC Girls 0 #151 92 3,650
CL Girls 0 #153 3,071 14,098
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
Austria 0 #161 53 850
Spain 0 #161 462 2,326
AR 0 #165 22 2,915
PT 0 #166 87 4,161
AR Girls 0 #172 1,082 8,289
PE Girls 0 #176 2,823 14,861
Austria Girls 0 #177 386 1,885
JP Girls 0 #178 68 6,592
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
MX Girls 0 #182 5,357 17,781
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
BO Girls 0 #190 838 9,488
DK 0 #190 14 5,198
MO Girls 0 #190 62 7,056
GR Girls 0 #191 52 6,293
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
TW Girls 0 #193 87 8,139
GT 0 #195 122 5,948
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
BG Girls 0 #208 16 3,559
NA Girls 0 #208 17 7,146
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PH Girls 0 #216 187 13,098
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
MX 0 #220 212 8,339
PS 0 #220 7 5,692
CO Girls 0 #221 3,649 16,140
CR Girls 0 #221 419 11,342
Germany Girls 0 #221 1,479 4,949
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
CL 0 #229 217 6,867
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
Canada Girls 2024 #236 50 2,795
BR 0 #237 111 5,969
DK Girls 0 #242 76 7,429
NA Boys 0 #245 9 6,830
PE 0 #245 66 6,350
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
BR Girls 0 #248 1,852 12,708
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JM Girls 0 #250 10 7,507
QA Girls 0 #252 65 15,378
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
CN Girls 0 #275 75 8,829
Germany 0 #275 169 2,542
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
HR Girls 0 #286 9 3,687
NL 0 #295 97 2,481
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
BO 0 #297 85 6,868
OM Girls 0 #297 100 15,987
NL Girls 0 #305 1,131 5,933
MY 0 #307 24 12,352
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
GH Girls 0 #309 16 6,973
CO 0 #311 188 7,768
HK 0 #320 29 8,483
AE Girls 0 #321 236 20,968
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
CZ Girls 0 #326 16 5,378
SD Girls 0 #329 17 7,678
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
PL Girls 0 #337 18 5,096
KW Girls 0 #341 176 19,177
CM Girls 0 #344 206 11,671
HK Girls 0 #348 309 16,104
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
ZA Girls 0 #363 1,642 25,928
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
United States Girls 2024 #369 712 8,487
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
SG Girls 0 #400 190 18,916
EG 0 #406 7 6,387
UY Boys 0 #406 8 5,922
ZA 0 #426 22 14,421
RU Girls 0 #431 68 11,913
AR Boys 0 #447 21 7,628
GT Boys 0 #453 22 7,625
SD Boys 0 #461 6 10,523
PS Girls 0 #465 59 10,981
PA Boys 0 #470 12 9,305
IQ Girls 0 #473 32 11,303
IR Girls 0 #477 54 8,334
BH 0 #496 58 17,937
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
SA Girls 0 #524 442 25,931
MY Girls 0 #531 533 24,821
IL Girls 0 #541 77 11,648
LY 0 #553 7 12,703
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IR Boys 0 #559 7 10,162
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
BO Boys 0 #581 12 9,244
LB 0 #604 55 13,263
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
CL Boys 0 #640 26 13,390
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
BR Boys 0 #737 15 12,213
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
NG Girls 0 #750 37 15,093
KW Boys 0 #753 17 18,755
SY 0 #759 9 11,684
TN 0 #790 40 13,765
PE Boys 0 #834 45 14,506
CO Boys 0 #871 50 15,656
OM Boys 0 #872 10 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #884 47 5,610
EG Girls 0 #886 74 14,742
United States Boys 2023 #893 6 7,053
TR 0 #899 333 19,440
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
MX Boys 0 #928 55 16,355
Germany Boys 0 #937 16 5,697
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
IT Boys 0 #978 512 10,046
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
MA 0 #1,066 63 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,079 14 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,084 28 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,092 87 25,619
DZ 0 #1,121 56 20,130
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Elisa is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

France
NL
Norway
Canada
Ireland

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People also ask about Elisa

Elisa is predominantly a girl's name.
Elisa is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ə-LEE-sə (uh-LEE-suh) — IPA: /əˈliːsə/,ɪ-LEE-sə (ih-LEE-suh) — IPA: /ɪˈliːsə/,e-LEE-sa (Spanish/Italian) — IPA: /eˈlisa/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Élisa, Elise, Elissa, Elysa, Elyssa and Alisa.
Across languages, Elisa has these equivalents: Elizabeth (English), Elisabeth/Elisabet (German, Dutch, Scandinavian), Élisabeth (French), Elisabetta (Italian), Elisabet (Catalan), and 3 more.
Yes, very popular — Elisa ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 14 countries.
Elisa ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Elisa's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #44 in 2011 to #130 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 3 notable people named Elisa are in our database, including Elisa Bonaparte (Politician), Elisa Donovan (Actor), Elisa Sednaoui (Actor).