Elisah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ih-LYE-shuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elisah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elisah mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Elisha
“God is salvation”
A variant of Elisha, the Hebrew prophet who succeeded Elijah.
Is Elisah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elisah is a boys' name.
How popular is Elisah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Elisah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elisah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Elisah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah Alijah Abdullah Ibrahim Abdallah Elyjah Isaiah Yahir Josiah Muhammad Jonah Zamir
Names related to Elisah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elisah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elisah, updated 20 October 2026.