Elisheva is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Elisheva in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Elisheva
Elisheva is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 184 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1522 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Elisheva is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elisheva
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Elisheva per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elisheva in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elisheva is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 184 places over the last five years to #2116 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Elisheva is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Elisheva include: Elisheva Biernoff — Elisheva Biernoff is an American artist known for her detailed painted recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs.; Elisheva Baumgarten — Elisheva Baumgarten (Hebrew: אלישבע באומגרטן) is the Yitzchak Becker Professor of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem..
Elisheva does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Elishevas in the wild.
13
UK babies named Elisheva (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 184 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elisheva
Likely around 1 other Elisheva in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Elisheva
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elisheva Baumgarten (Hebrew: אלישבע באומגרטן) is the Yitzchak Becker Professor of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an expert on the social and religious history of the Jews of medieval northern Europe.
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin was an Israeli judge. She sat on the Regional Labor Courts in Jerusalem and Beersheba from 1990 to 1995, and served as judge on the National Labor Court from 1995 to 2006.