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Elisha

Elisha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is salvation”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ih-LYE-shuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Both (48% girls, 52% boys since 1880)

Elisha is a biblical Hebrew name borne by the prophet Elisha in the Old Testament. In English it has been used for both males and females, though historically masculine in the Bible.

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How popular is Elisha?

2024114 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elisha in 2024379

2024 rank#847 boys

Peak year1980

Total US babies since 188029,647

Elisha has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Elisha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • EliseoGod is salvation · Spanish
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew

Elisha questions

What does the name Elisha mean?

Elisha means "God is salvation". It comes from Hebrew. Elisha is a biblical Hebrew name borne by the prophet Elisha in the Old Testament. In English it has been used for both males and females, though historically masculine in the Bible.

Is Elisha a boy or girl name?

Elisha is used for both: about 48% of US babies named Elisha since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Elisha?

379 US babies were named Elisha in 2024. Its peak year was 1980.

How do you pronounce Elisha?

Elisha is usually pronounced ih-LYE-shuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.