Elisha

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Elisha is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (33% of births). There have been 29,647 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 15,340 as boys and 14,307 as girls. Elisha gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,498 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 379
2023 358
2022 384
2021 347
2020 359
2019 437
2018 431
2017 424
2016 427
2015 425
2014 465
2013 508
2012 457
2011 450
2010 501
2009 489
2008 539
2007 553
2006 543
2005 536
2004 560
2003 506
2002 502
2001 474
2000 467
1999 473
1998 473
1997 433
1996 454
1995 425
1994 425
1993 402
1992 433
1991 436
1990 466
1989 461
1988 492
1987 538
1986 508
1985 582
1984 583
1983 619
1982 648
1981 668
1980 736
1979 639
1978 531
1977 503
1976 364
1975 299
1974 232
1973 195
1972 226
1971 188
1970 166
1969 120
1968 92
1967 90
1966 78
1965 102
1964 88
1963 84
1962 74
1961 56
1960 78
1959 59
1958 40
1957 50
1956 46
1955 44
1954 49
1953 48
1952 46
1951 52
1950 49
1949 61
1948 52
1947 53
1946 45
1945 46
1944 45
1943 48
1942 44
1941 47
1940 62
1939 47
1938 41
1937 48
1936 48
1935 53
1934 60
1933 45
1932 62
1931 63
1930 71
1929 60
1928 68
1927 79
1926 72
1925 74
1924 72
1923 89
1922 96
1921 99
1920 71
1919 79
1918 69
1917 79
1916 81
1915 58
1914 47
1913 45
1912 44
1911 27
1910 25
1909 24
1908 11
1907 21
1906 15
1905 16
1904 25
1903 25
1902 23
1901 19
1900 37
1899 26
1898 32
1897 18
1896 23
1895 33
1894 27
1893 17
1892 28
1891 28
1890 24
1889 29
1888 37
1887 20
1886 35
1885 38
1884 39
1883 42
1882 35
1881 29
1880 32