Unisex — 48% girls#867 of boy names
Elisha
Pronounced EH1 L IH0 SH AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2008
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Elisha?
Elisha is a name given to both boys and girls, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 29,676 children — the 867th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2008, when 392 children were given it.
Roughly 48% of children named Elisha are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 L IH0 SH AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Elisha
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Elisha
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Elisha?
- Elisha ranks 867th among boys' names in US records, with 29,676 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,888.
- Is Elisha a unisex name?
- Yes. About 48% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Elisha most popular?
- 2008, when 392 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.