Elisha

Given to 30,034 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#2859
recorded as girls
#788
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
381
girls 59 · boys 322
Peak year
1883
42 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
30,034
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elisha was most popular in 1883, when 42 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.40 per 1,000). In 2025, 322 babies were named Elisha, ranking #788 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1883 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elisha was most popular in 1883, when 42 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.40 per 1,000). In 2025, 322 babies were named Elisha, ranking #788 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1883 (boys)

Elisha was most popular in 1883, when 42 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.40 per 1,000). In 2025, 322 babies were named Elisha, ranking #788 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 59 2859 322 788
2024 95 2040 287 846
2023 77 2352 283 853
2022 82 2277 302 820
2021 81 2266 266 869
2020 88 2078 271 841
2019 118 1745 319 748
2018 161 1391 270 827
2017 138 1580 286 798
2016 123 1719 304 782
2015 120 1743 305 776
2014 138 1569 327 732
2013 160 1420 348 688
2012 140 1559 317 733
2011 139 1571 311 730
2010 138 1584 364 659
2009 147 1538 342 703
2008 147 1562 392 630
2007 188 1298 365 656
2006 167 1371 376 627
2005 159 1362 377 600
2004 201 1135 359 599
2003 169 1242 337 616
2002 166 1213 336 602
2001 174 1177 300 631
2000 190 1088 277 653
1999 189 1066 284 631
1998 219 941 254 670
1997 199 982 234 687
1996 224 879 230 698
1995 221 870 204 750
1994 247 812 178 792
1993 260 786 142 901
1992 296 722 137 902
1991 297 711 139 893
1990 348 645 118 960
1989 358 599 103 1009
1988 402 543 90 1041
1987 450 479 88 1009
1986 428 499 80 1041
1985 481 452 101 901
1984 468 443 115 815
1983 525 409 94 908
1982 540 416 108 853
1981 565 400 103 875
1980 624 373 112 832
1979 546 398 93 906
1978 444 446 87 927
1977 421 465 82 937
1976 300 560 64 1042
1975 230 660 69 984
1974 184 759 48 1198
1973 158 830 37 1376
1972 181 767 45 1230
1971 151 882 37 1400
1970 127 985 39 1337
1969 95 1139 25 1642
1968 70 1324 22 1695
1967 76 1219 14 2139
1966 54 1515 24 1580
1965 72 1263 30 1405
1964 57 1497 31 1408
1963 54 1522 30 1426
1962 40 1807 34 1341
1961 33 2036 23 1686
1960 49 1597 29 1486
1959 25 2289 34 1337
1958 8 4520 32 1370
1957 14 3150 36 1300
1956 10 3910 36 1285
1955 <5 — 44 1114
1954 5 5753 44 1122
1953 8 4226 40 1170
1952 5 5563 41 1152
1951 7 4385 45 1070
1950 <5 — 49 989
1949 9 3612 52 958
1948 9 3593 43 1079
1947 7 4345 46 1064
1946 <5 — 45 1019
1945 <5 — 46 954
1944 <5 — 45 964
1943 <5 — 48 969
1942 <5 — 44 1007
1941 <5 — 47 925
1940 6 3863 56 841
1939 <5 — 47 904
1938 <5 — 41 992
1937 <5 — 48 896
1936 <5 — 48 882
1935 <5 — 53 858
1934 <5 — 60 798
1933 <5 — 45 937
1932 <5 — 62 812
1931 <5 — 63 787
1930 <5 — 71 755
1929 <5 — 60 844
1928 <5 — 67 796
1927 <5 — 80 726
1926 <5 — 72 759
1925 <5 — 74 766
1924 <5 — 72 793
1923 <5 — 89 682
1922 <5 — 96 653
1921 <5 — 99 647
1920 <5 — 71 792
1919 <5 — 79 704
1918 <5 — 69 782
1917 <5 — 79 674
1916 <5 — 81 650
1915 <5 — 58 791
1914 5 3618 42 819
1913 <5 — 45 667
1912 <5 — 44 622
1911 <5 — 27 584
1910 <5 — 25 569
1909 <5 — 24 530
1908 <5 — 11 825
1907 <5 — 21 511
1906 <5 — 15 613
1905 <5 — 16 592
1904 <5 — 25 417
1903 <5 — 25 393
1902 <5 — 23 426
1901 <5 — 19 433
1900 <5 — 37 357
1899 <5 — 26 355
1898 <5 — 32 339
1897 <5 — 18 459
1896 <5 — 23 407
1895 <5 — 33 316
1894 <5 — 27 349
1893 <5 — 17 448
1892 <5 — 28 357
1891 <5 — 28 318
1890 <5 — 24 358
1889 <5 — 29 322
1888 <5 — 37 289
1887 <5 — 20 366
1886 <5 — 35 288
1885 <5 — 38 268
1884 <5 — 39 271
1883 <5 — 42 253
1882 <5 — 35 288
1881 <5 — 29 296
1880 <5 — 32 291

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Other spellings

Elysia · 4,503 Elisia · 2,014 Elysha · 728 Elesha · 612 Elishia · 587 Elyssia · 556 Elsia · 414 Ellisha · 303

Names like Elisha

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Elisha is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 48% · boys 52% across all years