Elisa
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my oath; form of elizabeth.
How Elisa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #488 |
| 2016 | #492 |
| 2017 | #507 |
| 2018 | #457 |
| 2019 | #441 |
| 2020 | #510 |
| 2021 | #421 |
| 2022 | #408 |
| 2023 | #421 |
| 2024 | #433 |
| 2025 | #458 |
Elisa by the numbers
In 2025, 113 babies in England and Wales were named Elisa. In the US, 615 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 848 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 2,700 American girls born that year was called Elisa.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elisa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
- Elsanoble; form of Elisabeth424 in the US (2017)
- Elishagod is my salvation417 in the US (2017)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Elinabright shining light; form of Helen69 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Elisa
Names that are said the same way as Elisa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Elisa, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Elisa, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gisellepledge or hostage1,170 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elisa
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