Elysha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Elysha is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Elysha mean?
Hebrew: variant of Elisha, used as a girls' name
“my God is salvation”
Elisha was the prophet who succeeded Elijah in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Elysha a girl's or a boy's name?
Elysha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elysha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elysha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Elysha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,154 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 25 | #955 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Elysha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Elysha, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1989, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had more girls named Elysha than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Elysha in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elysha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 1989 | 44 | #2,567 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 30 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
Names like Elysha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Emily, Francesca, Hannah, Abigail, Emma, Eliza, Elisha, Michaela, Samantha, Daniella, Sarah
Names related to Elysha
Elsa, Elyza, Elysia, Elyse, Elyssa, Alysha, Elyssia, Aleysha
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Elysha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elysha, updated 20 October 2026.