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“'God is my salvation' (Hebrew) — borne by the biblical prophet who succeeded Elijah; also a female variant of Alicia” — Hebrew (biblical) / English (female variant of Alicia) origin
Boy's name · #789 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Elisha was #255 in 1883, slipped to #2175 by 1967, and has climbed back to #789 today. About 16,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 79% of babies named Elisha in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 261 notable people named Elisha:
Lawyers & judges appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elisha Franklin Paxton, Confederate Army general American lawyer.
Similar names: Eleazar · Asa · Ellison · Khaza · Enoch · Eliezer
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