Elysia comes from Elysium, the Elysian Fields of Greek mythology where the blessed rested after death, and is usually explained as "blissful" or "heavenly". It sounds like a cousin of Alicia and Elise, which makes it feel familiar even though it is rare. Elysia has never entered the US top 1000; it hovered around number 2000 for most of the past decade and then jumped to number 1444 in 2025, its best rank since 2002.