Elisa

eh-LEE-sah; eh-LEE-zah

Spanish and Italian, diminutive of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Elisa Origin and Meaning

The name Elisa is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin.

Elisa is one of the most appealing of this contingent of Elizabeth-related names. In the US, Eliza is much more stylish these days, but Elisa is very popular internationally — especially in Europe and Latin America.

Elisa Rank in US Top 1000

# 421 in the US

Elisa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1209 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elisa

• 421 US 2023
• 1209 Nameberry 2025
• 381 Future 2028
• 371 England 2023
• 40 Germany 2024
• 90 Netherlands 2024
• 40 Italy 2023
• 100 Spain 2021
• 59 Mexico 2021
• 24 Brazil 2024
• 54 Belgium 2023
• 40 Switzerland 2023
• 38 Austria 2023
• 7 Turkey 2023
• 76 Chile 2021
• 78 Azerbaijan 2022

20 Names Similar to Elisa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Elisa.

• Michaela
• Julianna
• Juliana
• Annamarie
• Lara
• Lilianna
• Caitlin
• Marisa
• Lilian
• Gabriela
• Caterina
• Roselyn
• Marianna
• Adrianna
• Teresa
• Briana
• Adrienne
• Cara
• Annabella
• Alisa

Famous People Named Elisa

• Elisa Bonaparte (Maria Anna Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi Levoy) Grand Duchess of Tuscany sister of Napoleon I of France
• Lisa Adaline "Elisa" Donovan American actress
• Elisa Sednaoui model
• Elisa Toffoli Italian singer
• Elisa Cegani Italian actress
• Elisa Rebeca Bridges American model/actress
• Elisa Christy (born Elisa Crochet Asperó) Mexican actress
• Elisa Di Francisca Italian Olympic fencer
• Elisa Fiorillo American pop singer
• Elisa Jimenez American fashion designer ("Project Runway")
• Elisa Kadigia Bove Italian actress
• Elisa Volpatto Brazilian actress
• Elisa Maria "Elly" van Hulst Dutch Olympic runner
• Elisa Zulueta Chilean actress
• Elisa Longo Borghini Italian cyclist
• Elisa Roberto (b. 2007) daughter of actor Paolo Roberto

The name Elisa in Pop Culture

• Elisa princess in Hans Christian Anderson's "The Wild Swans"
• Elisa Maza character in Disney animated series Gargoyles
• Elisa Esposito character in "The Shape of Water"
• Elisa a child psychic in video game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
• Lucero Elisa de Riqueza, character in the Fire and Thorns trilogy by Rae Carson
• Elisa the goddess in online game Transformice
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