Elisha is a distinctive choice, ranked #1603 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elisha in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1603
US Rank #847
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 — 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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #847, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elisha
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Elisha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elisha in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elisha has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 251 places in the last five years. Its peak was #132 in 2000. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Elisha is more popular in the US (#847) than in the UK (#1603). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Elisha include: Elisha Owusu — Elisha Owusu is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.; Elisha Gray — Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company.; Elisha Wiesel — Shlomo Elisha Wiesel is an American businessman and philianthropist..
Elisha ranks #847 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
19
UK babies named Elisha (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 251 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elisha
Likely around 1 other Elisha in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Elisha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois.
Elisha Netanyahu was a Polish-born Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis. Over the course of his work at the Technion, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics.
Elisha Franklin Paxton was an American lawyer and soldier who served as a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He died while leading the “Stonewall Brigade“ during the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Shlomo Elisha Wiesel is an American businessman and philianthropist. He is the only child of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Elie Wiesel.
Elisha ben Abuyah (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן אָבוּיָהּ, romanized: ʾĔlīšāʿ ben ʾĀḇuyāh) was a rabbi and Jewish religious authority born in Jerusalem sometime before the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. After he adopted a worldview considered heretical by his fellow tannaim, the rabbis of the Talmud refrained from relating teachings in his name and referred to him as the "Other One" (אַחֵר, ʾAḥēr).