Infographic of Elisha name meaning, which is “God is salvation,” from the Hebrew. The Biblical Elisha was a prophet of Israel and the disciple of and successor to Elijah.
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Elisha Name Popularity

How popular is the name Elisha? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 6 0.0017%
1911 — 5 0.0013%
1912 — 11 0.0022%
1913 — 20 0.0035%
1914 — 20 0.0029%
1915 — 23 0.0025%
1916 — 57 0.0059%
1917 — 44 0.0044%
1918 — 41 0.0038%
1919 — 56 0.0053%
1920 — 42 0.0038%
1921 — 74 0.0065%
1922 — 64 0.0057%
1923 — 58 0.0052%
1924 — 38 0.0033%
1925 — 47 0.0042%
1926 — 34 0.0031%
1927 — 52 0.0047%
1928 — 41 0.0038%
1929 — 26 0.0025%
1930 — 52 0.005%
1931 — 37 0.0037%
1932 — 28 0.0028%
1933 — 13 0.0014%
1934 — 29 0.003%
1935 — 13 0.0013%
1936 — 18 0.0019%
1937 — 12 0.0012%
1938 — 16 0.0016%
1939 — 15 0.0015%
1940 — 25 0.0024%
1941 — 27 0.0024%
1942 — 8 0.0006%
1943 — 30 0.0023%
1944 — 18 0.0015%
1945 — 19 0.0016%
1946 — 23 0.0016%
1947 — 18 0.0011%
1948 — 5 0.0003%
1949 — 24 0.0015%
1950 — 12 0.0007%
1951 — 5 0.0003%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 10 0.0006%
1954 — 10 0.0005%
1955 — 7 0.0004%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 6 0.0003%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 0 0%
1962 — 6 0.0003%
1963 — 5 0.0003%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 5 0.0003%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 — 0 0%
1968 — 0 0%
1969 — 0 0%
1970 — 10 0.0006%
1971 — 7 0.0005%
1972 — 6 0.0004%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 — 5 0.0004%
1975 — 31 0.0024%
1976 — 21 0.0016%
1977 — 33 0.0024%
1978 — 36 0.0027%
1979 — 33 0.0023%
1980 — 54 0.0037%
1981 — 42 0.0029%
1982 — 40 0.0027%
1983 — 33 0.0022%
1984 — 49 0.0033%
1985 — 51 0.0034%
1986 — 30 0.002%
1987 — 31 0.002%
1988 — 31 0.002%
1989 — 48 0.003%
1990 — 65 0.0039%
1991 — 76 0.0047%
1992 — 85 0.0053%
1993 — 102 0.0065%
1994 — 129 0.0084%
1995 — 158 0.0105%
1996 — 182 0.0122%
1997 — 180 0.0122%
1998 — 206 0.0138%
1999 — 218 0.0146%
2000 — 225 0.0147%
2001 — 248 0.0165%
2002 — 297 0.0198%
2003 — 298 0.0196%
2004 — 318 0.0209%
2005 — 332 0.0217%
2006 — 334 0.0213%
2007 — 328 0.0208%
2008 — 351 0.0227%
2009 — 288 0.0193%
2010 — 328 0.0228%
2011 — 273 0.0192%
2012 — 277 0.0194%
2013 — 302 0.0212%
2014 — 267 0.0183%
2015 — 266 0.0183%
2016 — 255 0.0177%
2017 — 225 0.0161%
2018 — 210 0.0153%
2019 — 266 0.0196%
2020 — 209 0.0164%
2021 — 218 0.0178%
2022 — 251 0.019%
2023 — 228 0.0176%

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Names Like Elisha

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What names are diminutives of Elisha?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Elisha sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Elisha, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lish

A diminutive form of Elisha.


What names are variants of Elisha?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Elisha.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Eleisha

God is my salvation

Welsh

Eli

Ascension

Hebrew

Elisee

God is my salvation

Hebrew

Eliseo

God is my salvation

Hebrew

Elisher

God is my salvation

Hebrew

Eliso

God is my salvation

Hebrew

Lisha

God is my salvation

Hebrew


What names sound like Elisha?

If you like how Elisha sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Elisha.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ailesh

Lord of everything

Indian (Sanskrit)

Alicio

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Aloisio

Famous warrior

German

Walsh

Welsh

English

Welsh

Welshman

Welsh


Lists With Elisha

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Elisha.


Siblings of Elisha

Mamas with kids named Elisha also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ensley

Solitary clearing

Scottish

Isabella

Devoted to God

Italian

Trinity

The Holy Trinity

English

Katelynn

Pure

Greek

Anastacia

Resurrection

Greek

13 Comments

  1. Elisha (Eeolieosha) is our second boy. Our first is Isaiah. We wanted something that was biblical and three syllables ending in the same vowel just like his brother. We also like that Eli can be a nickname if he chooses.

  2. We chose our babies name, because it was important to both my husband and I, to have a name that glorifies God. Elisha means God is my salvation. It took my husband and I over 5 years to conceive, and to honor this beautiful blessing, naming him Elisha felt so natural.

  3. The name Elisha means God is salvation, our other 2 boys are named
    Nehemiah- God is comfort
    Ezra-God is helper

    We love that these names display Gods character!
    And that’s a great way for us to share God with others when people ask about their names!

  4. I wanted to name my baby boy Elisha by often time I of to be correcting people about the pronunciation I really in love with the name for my son like the prophet in the bible

  5. I’m female and my name is Elisha. 🙂

  6. My name is Elisha to seriously the name is powerful I still don’t know why I was giving that name, but I feel connected to him somehow that’s Elisha the prophet in the bible

  7. On January 23, 2021, my 8 weeks 4 day pregnancy stopped progressing. No Heartbeat. The Lord had given me the name Theodore Elias for this child and I had complete faith The Lord Would heal the pregnancy. On February 14, 2021, we delivered our Theodore into the hands of God. He was our gift, Theodore, and the Lord was his God, Elias (variant of Elijah) and through this, with much prayer, weeping & grief, I am aware of the double portion of anointing that will be on our next child. We will give him the name Elisha, as he will follow after our Elijah. We witnessed him go….. God Be Praised in the valley, for the beauty of the mountain top. Victory Is Here!!

  8. We went from elijah to Elisha because the Lord told me to and he was the profet with the double portion. Halelula

  9. But his name is spelled “elishah” and it’s in the Bible once love the name and how unique it is

  10. I love the name Elisha but thinking of naming my baby girl?

    • Elisha is a gender-neutral name!

  11. I did not look up the meaning Elisha on the internet. I looked up who Elisha was in the Bible and decided On that name.

  12. Elisha was a man in the Bible. God protected him with an invisible Army of angels with chariots of fire. I was in a car accident at 29 weeks pregnant and had no injuries at all when my mother almost died and the lady we hit passed away. My baby was protected by God, so we named him Elisha.


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