Elishah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- e-LY-sha
- Origin
- Hebrew
Elishah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is salvation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Elishah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Elisha
“my God is salvation”
Old Testament prophet who succeeded Elijah; in English-speaking countries it is also given to girls.
Meaning borrowed from Elisha. More on Wiktionary.
Is Elishah a girl's or a boy's name?
Elishah is a boys' name.
How popular is Elishah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Elishah in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elishah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
Nicknames for Elishah
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Elishah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Alijah, Ibrahim, Zamir, Muhammad, Musa, Hamza, Asaiah, Abdallah, Yahir, Mustafa, Zahir
Names related to Elishah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo
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, “Elishah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elishah, updated 20 October 2026.