Elisha
Girl name · #2863 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 59 baby girls were named Elisha, placing it at #2863 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1743, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 girls born in 2025 was named Elisha.
The 111-year story
Elisha first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1980, when 624 girls were named Elisha — good for #373 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Elisha per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Elisha in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Elisha is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Elisha will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Elisha is most common
State-level data for Elisha is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Elisha
Statistically, parents drawn to Elisha tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Trisha, Keisha, Keysha, Alisha, and Natasha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Elisha | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | 95 | #2040 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2352 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2277 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2266 |
| 2020 | 88 | #2078 |
| 2019 | 118 | #1745 |
| 2018 | 161 | #1391 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1580 |
| 2016 | 123 | #1719 |
| 2015 | 120 | #1743 |
| 2014 | 138 | #1569 |
| 2013 | 160 | #1420 |
| 2012 | 140 | #1559 |
| 2011 | 139 | #1571 |
| 2010 | 138 | #1584 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1538 |
| 2008 | 147 | #1562 |
| 2007 | 188 | #1298 |
| 2006 | 167 | #1371 |
| 2005 | 159 | #1362 |
| 2004 | 201 | #1135 |
| 2003 | 169 | #1242 |
| 2002 | 166 | #1213 |
| 2001 | 174 | #1177 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Elisha a popular girl name?
Elisha ranked #2863 among girls in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1743.
When was the name Elisha most popular?
Elisha peaked in 1980, when 624 American girls received the name (ranked #373 that year). Since 1980 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Elisha?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American girls was named Elisha. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.