Elisha
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my salvation.
How Elisha has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #776 |
| 2016 | #784 |
| 2017 | #801 |
| 2018 | #827 |
| 2019 | #748 |
| 2020 | #841 |
| 2021 | #871 |
| 2022 | #822 |
| 2023 | #855 |
| 2024 | #847 |
| 2025 | #789 |
Elisha by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Elisha. In the US, 417 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 623 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 3,000 American babies born that year was called Elisha.
Names that come from Elisha
Forms of Elisha in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elisha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elison7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Elisha, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean salvation
Like Elisha, each of these has salvation in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
- Isaiahsalvation of the Lord7,170 in the US (2017)
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Josuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua1,532 in the US (2017)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elisha
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