Elisha
Elisha is a distinctive choice, ranked #1271 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Elisha in their class.
About the Name Elisha
Elisha has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 251 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #132 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Elisha is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Elisha in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #847, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Elisha
- Elisha Owusu โ Elisha Owusu is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.
- Elisha Gray โ Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company.
- Elisha Netanyahu โ Elisha Netanyahu was a Polish-born Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elisha
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elisha
Almost certainly the only Elisha in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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