Elisha
Unisex · e-LY-sha · Hebrew
Unisex
Elisha is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 788th for boys in the US (322 babies).
What does Elisha mean?
Hebrew
“my God is salvation”
Old Testament prophet who succeeded Elijah; in English-speaking countries it is also given to girls.
- Say it
- e-LY-sha
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elisha a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Elisha has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls and 23 boys in the UK and 59 girls and 322 boys in the US.
How popular is Elisha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Elisha, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,286th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 368 girls. 23 boys were also named Elisha in 2025 (1,286th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Elisha than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Elisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Girls were 95% of the babies named Elisha in the UK in 1996, and 52% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Elisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,286 |
| 2019 | 49 | #822 |
| 2018 | 51 | #814 |
| 2017 | 68 | #666 |
| 2016 | 60 | #736 |
| 2015 | 68 | #657 |
| 2014 | 68 | #647 |
| 2013 | 90 | #517 |
| 2012 | 103 | #473 |
| 2011 | 131 | #389 |
| 2010 | 143 | #356 |
| 2009 | 166 | #310 |
| 2008 | 174 | #300 |
| 2007 | 223 | #256 |
| 2006 | 260 | #212 |
| 2005 | 270 | #201 |
| 2004 | 265 | #202 |
| 2003 | 274 | #195 |
| 2002 | 241 | #197 |
| 2001 | 286 | #167 |
| 2000 | 368 | #142 |
| 1999 | 344 | #153 |
| 1998 | 348 | #149 |
| 1997 | 330 | #157 |
| 1996 | 248 | #192 |
How popular is Elisha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #788among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 322about 1 in 5,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 322 boys in the US were named Elisha, making it the 788th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 841st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 392 boys. 59 girls were also named Elisha in 2025 (2,859th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Elisha than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Elisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 15% of the babies named Elisha in the US were girls.
Elisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 322 | #788 |
| 2024 | 287 | #846 |
| 2023 | 283 | #853 |
| 2022 | 302 | #820 |
| 2021 | 266 | #869 |
| 2020 | 271 | #841 |
| 2019 | 319 | #748 |
| 2018 | 270 | #827 |
| 2017 | 286 | #798 |
| 2016 | 304 | #782 |
| 2015 | 305 | #776 |
| 2014 | 327 | #732 |
| 2013 | 348 | #688 |
| 2012 | 317 | #733 |
| 2011 | 311 | #730 |
| 2010 | 364 | #659 |
| 2009 | 342 | #703 |
| 2008 | 392 | #630 |
| 2007 | 365 | #656 |
| 2006 | 376 | #627 |
| 2005 | 377 | #600 |
| 2004 | 359 | #599 |
| 2003 | 337 | #616 |
| 2002 | 336 | #602 |
| 2001 | 300 | #631 |
| 2000 | 277 | #652 |
| 1999 | 284 | #630 |
| 1998 | 254 | #670 |
| 1997 | 234 | #686 |
| 1996 | 230 | #697 |
| 1995 | 204 | #747 |
| 1994 | 178 | #790 |
| 1993 | 142 | #899 |
| 1992 | 137 | #899 |
| 1991 | 139 | #889 |
| 1990 | 118 | #956 |
| 1989 | 103 | #1,006 |
| 1988 | 90 | #1,039 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,008 |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,040 |
| 1985 | 101 | #901 |
| 1984 | 115 | #815 |
| 1983 | 94 | #908 |
| 1982 | 108 | #853 |
| 1981 | 103 | #875 |
| 1980 | 112 | #832 |
| 1979 | 93 | #906 |
| 1978 | 87 | #927 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 64 | #1,042 |
| 1975 | 69 | #984 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,198 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,376 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,230 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,400 |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,336 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,579 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,425 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,340 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,485 |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,336 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,369 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,299 |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,284 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,113 |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,121 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,169 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,151 |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,069 |
| 1950 | 49 | #988 |
| 1949 | 52 | #957 |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,078 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,063 |
| 1946 | 45 | #1,019 |
| 1945 | 46 | #954 |
| 1944 | 45 | #964 |
| 1943 | 48 | #969 |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,007 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 56 | #841 |
| 1939 | 47 | #904 |
| 1938 | 41 | #992 |
| 1937 | 48 | #896 |
| 1936 | 48 | #882 |
| 1935 | 53 | #858 |
| 1934 | 60 | #798 |
| 1933 | 45 | #937 |
| 1932 | 62 | #812 |
| 1931 | 63 | #787 |
| 1930 | 71 | #755 |
| 1929 | 60 | #844 |
| 1928 | 67 | #796 |
| 1927 | 80 | #726 |
| 1926 | 72 | #759 |
| 1925 | 74 | #766 |
| 1924 | 72 | #793 |
| 1923 | 89 | #682 |
| 1922 | 96 | #653 |
| 1921 | 99 | #647 |
| 1920 | 71 | #792 |
| 1919 | 79 | #704 |
| 1918 | 69 | #782 |
| 1917 | 79 | #674 |
| 1916 | 81 | #650 |
| 1915 | 58 | #791 |
| 1914 | 42 | #819 |
| 1913 | 45 | #667 |
| 1912 | 44 | #622 |
| 1911 | 27 | #584 |
| 1910 | 25 | #569 |
| 1909 | 24 | #530 |
| 1908 | 11 | #825 |
| 1907 | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | 15 | #613 |
| 1905 | 16 | #592 |
| 1904 | 25 | #417 |
| 1903 | 25 | #393 |
| 1902 | 23 | #426 |
| 1901 | 19 | #433 |
| 1900 | 37 | #357 |
| 1899 | 26 | #355 |
| 1898 | 32 | #339 |
| 1897 | 18 | #459 |
| 1896 | 23 | #407 |
| 1895 | 33 | #316 |
| 1894 | 27 | #349 |
| 1893 | 17 | #448 |
| 1892 | 28 | #357 |
| 1891 | 28 | #318 |
| 1890 | 24 | #358 |
| 1889 | 29 | #322 |
| 1888 | 37 | #289 |
| 1887 | 20 | #366 |
| 1886 | 35 | #288 |
| 1885 | 38 | #268 |
| 1884 | 39 | #271 |
| 1883 | 42 | #253 |
| 1882 | 35 | #288 |
| 1881 | 29 | #296 |
| 1880 | 32 | #291 |
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