Elysa first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1950. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2004, 50 babies received the name (ranked #3087). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7829), with roughly 15 babies named Elysa each year. Elysa has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,509 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.