Elisha
Girl and boy name · Hebrew origin
Elisha meaning
Nice, Excellent, To tie/bind firmly
Elisha at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- العشاAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #847 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,034 in 2024
Elisha popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #291 | 32 |
| 1883 | #253 | 42 |
| 1890 | #358 | 24 |
| 1900 | #357 | 37 |
| 1910 | #569 | 25 |
| 1920 | #792 | 71 |
| 1930 | #755 | 71 |
| 1940 | #841 | 56 |
| 1950 | #989 | 49 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,337 | 39 |
| 1980 | #833 | 112 |
| 1990 | #959 | 118 |
| 2000 | #653 | 277 |
| 2010 | #661 | 363 |
| 2020 | #841 | 271 |
| 2024 | #847 | 284 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #291 | 32 |
| 1881 | #296 | 29 |
| 1882 | #288 | 35 |
| 1883 | #253 | 42 |
| 1884 | #271 | 39 |
| 1885 | #268 | 38 |
| 1886 | #288 | 35 |
| 1887 | #366 | 20 |
| 1888 | #289 | 37 |
| 1889 | #322 | 29 |
| 1890 | #358 | 24 |
| 1891 | #318 | 28 |
| 1892 | #357 | 28 |
| 1893 | #448 | 17 |
| 1894 | #349 | 27 |
| 1895 | #316 | 33 |
| 1896 | #407 | 23 |
| 1897 | #459 | 18 |
| 1898 | #339 | 32 |
| 1899 | #355 | 26 |
| 1900 | #357 | 37 |
| 1901 | #433 | 19 |
| 1902 | #426 | 23 |
| 1903 | #393 | 25 |
| 1904 | #417 | 25 |
| 1905 | #592 | 16 |
| 1906 | #613 | 15 |
| 1907 | #511 | 21 |
| 1908 | #825 | 11 |
| 1909 | #530 | 24 |
| 1910 | #569 | 25 |
| 1911 | #584 | 27 |
| 1912 | #622 | 44 |
| 1913 | #667 | 45 |
| 1914 | #819 | 42 |
| 1915 | #791 | 58 |
| 1916 | #650 | 81 |
| 1917 | #674 | 79 |
| 1918 | #782 | 69 |
| 1919 | #704 | 79 |
| 1920 | #792 | 71 |
| 1921 | #647 | 99 |
| 1922 | #653 | 96 |
| 1923 | #682 | 89 |
| 1924 | #793 | 72 |
| 1925 | #766 | 74 |
| 1926 | #759 | 72 |
| 1927 | #732 | 79 |
| 1928 | #786 | 68 |
| 1929 | #844 | 60 |
| 1930 | #755 | 71 |
| 1931 | #787 | 63 |
| 1932 | #812 | 62 |
| 1933 | #937 | 45 |
| 1934 | #798 | 60 |
| 1935 | #858 | 53 |
| 1936 | #882 | 48 |
| 1937 | #896 | 48 |
| 1938 | #992 | 41 |
| 1939 | #904 | 47 |
| 1940 | #841 | 56 |
| 1941 | #925 | 47 |
| 1942 | #1,007 | 44 |
| 1943 | #969 | 48 |
| 1944 | #964 | 45 |
| 1945 | #954 | 46 |
| 1946 | #1,019 | 45 |
| 1947 | #1,064 | 46 |
| 1948 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1949 | #958 | 52 |
| 1950 | #989 | 49 |
| 1951 | #1,071 | 45 |
| 1952 | #1,152 | 41 |
| 1953 | #1,170 | 40 |
| 1954 | #1,123 | 44 |
| 1955 | #1,114 | 44 |
| 1956 | #1,285 | 36 |
| 1957 | #1,300 | 36 |
| 1958 | #1,371 | 32 |
| 1959 | #1,337 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 29 |
| 1961 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1962 | #1,341 | 34 |
| 1963 | #1,425 | 30 |
| 1964 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1965 | #1,405 | 30 |
| 1966 | #1,581 | 24 |
| 1967 | #2,140 | 14 |
| 1968 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1969 | #1,642 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,337 | 39 |
| 1971 | #1,400 | 37 |
| 1972 | #1,230 | 45 |
| 1973 | #1,375 | 37 |
| 1974 | #1,198 | 48 |
| 1975 | #984 | 69 |
| 1976 | #1,042 | 64 |
| 1977 | #938 | 82 |
| 1978 | #927 | 87 |
| 1979 | #906 | 93 |
| 1980 | #833 | 112 |
| 1981 | #875 | 103 |
| 1982 | #853 | 108 |
| 1983 | #908 | 94 |
| 1984 | #815 | 115 |
| 1985 | #901 | 101 |
| 1986 | #1,041 | 80 |
| 1987 | #1,009 | 88 |
| 1988 | #1,041 | 90 |
| 1989 | #1,009 | 103 |
| 1990 | #959 | 118 |
| 1991 | #893 | 139 |
| 1992 | #902 | 137 |
| 1993 | #901 | 142 |
| 1994 | #792 | 178 |
| 1995 | #750 | 204 |
| 1996 | #698 | 230 |
| 1997 | #687 | 234 |
| 1998 | #670 | 254 |
| 1999 | #631 | 284 |
| 2000 | #653 | 277 |
| 2001 | #631 | 300 |
| 2002 | #602 | 336 |
| 2003 | #616 | 337 |
| 2004 | #599 | 359 |
| 2005 | #600 | 377 |
| 2006 | #627 | 376 |
| 2007 | #656 | 365 |
| 2008 | #630 | 392 |
| 2009 | #703 | 342 |
| 2010 | #661 | 363 |
| 2011 | #730 | 311 |
| 2012 | #733 | 317 |
| 2013 | #688 | 348 |
| 2014 | #732 | 327 |
| 2015 | #776 | 305 |
| 2016 | #782 | 304 |
| 2017 | #798 | 286 |
| 2018 | #827 | 270 |
| 2019 | #748 | 319 |
| 2020 | #841 | 271 |
| 2021 | #869 | 266 |
| 2022 | #820 | 302 |
| 2023 | #857 | 281 |
| 2024 | #847 | 284 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 |
| 1970 | #985 | 127 |
| 1980 | #373 | 624 |
| 1990 | #645 | 348 |
| 2000 | #1,088 | 190 |
| 2010 | #1,584 | 138 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2024 | #2,034 | 95 |
All 78 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 |
| 1948 | #3,594 | 9 |
| 1949 | #3,611 | 9 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 |
| 1953 | #4,227 | 8 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 |
| 1962 | #1,807 | 40 |
| 1963 | #1,522 | 54 |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 |
| 1965 | #1,263 | 72 |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 |
| 1967 | #1,219 | 76 |
| 1968 | #1,324 | 70 |
| 1969 | #1,139 | 95 |
| 1970 | #985 | 127 |
| 1971 | #882 | 151 |
| 1972 | #767 | 181 |
| 1973 | #830 | 158 |
| 1974 | #759 | 184 |
| 1975 | #660 | 230 |
| 1976 | #560 | 300 |
| 1977 | #465 | 421 |
| 1978 | #446 | 444 |
| 1979 | #398 | 546 |
| 1980 | #373 | 624 |
| 1981 | #400 | 565 |
| 1982 | #416 | 540 |
| 1983 | #409 | 525 |
| 1984 | #443 | 468 |
| 1985 | #452 | 481 |
| 1986 | #499 | 428 |
| 1987 | #479 | 450 |
| 1988 | #543 | 402 |
| 1989 | #599 | 358 |
| 1990 | #645 | 348 |
| 1991 | #711 | 297 |
| 1992 | #722 | 296 |
| 1993 | #786 | 260 |
| 1994 | #813 | 247 |
| 1995 | #870 | 221 |
| 1996 | #879 | 224 |
| 1997 | #982 | 199 |
| 1998 | #941 | 219 |
| 1999 | #1,066 | 189 |
| 2000 | #1,088 | 190 |
| 2001 | #1,177 | 174 |
| 2002 | #1,213 | 166 |
| 2003 | #1,242 | 169 |
| 2004 | #1,135 | 201 |
| 2005 | #1,362 | 159 |
| 2006 | #1,371 | 167 |
| 2007 | #1,298 | 188 |
| 2008 | #1,562 | 147 |
| 2009 | #1,537 | 147 |
| 2010 | #1,584 | 138 |
| 2011 | #1,571 | 139 |
| 2012 | #1,559 | 140 |
| 2013 | #1,420 | 160 |
| 2014 | #1,569 | 138 |
| 2015 | #1,743 | 120 |
| 2016 | #1,719 | 123 |
| 2017 | #1,579 | 138 |
| 2018 | #1,390 | 161 |
| 2019 | #1,745 | 118 |
| 2020 | #2,076 | 88 |
| 2021 | #2,265 | 81 |
| 2022 | #2,273 | 82 |
| 2023 | #2,351 | 77 |
| 2024 | #2,034 | 95 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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