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Elisha

Elisha was the #788 boys' name in the US in 2025 (322 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Elisha as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elisha as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Elisha as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#788 (322)#1,226 (23)—#1,804 (11)
2024#846 (287)#1,322 (20)—#1,432 (15)
2023#853 (283)#1,272 (21)—#1,496 (13)
2022#820 (302)#2,019 (11)—#1,237 (17)
2021#869 (266)#1,290 (20)—#1,342 (15)
2020#841 (271)#1,019 (27)—#1,312 (15)
2019#748 (319)#1,217 (21)—#1,101 (19)
2018#827 (270)#1,683 (14)—#1,471 (12)
2017#798 (286)#1,021 (29)—#1,038 (21)
2016#782 (304)#1,187 (23)—#1,487 (12)
2015#776 (305)#1,236 (21)—#1,164 (17)
2014#732 (327)#1,061 (26)—#1,032 (20)
2013#688 (348)#882 (33)—#1,470 (12)
2012#733 (317)#1,051 (26)—#1,334 (14)
2011#730 (311)#958 (29)—#1,467 (12)

Elisha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Elisha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,859 (59)#1,271 (25)———#1,001 (27)
2024#2,040 (95)#1,603 (19)———#1,117 (23)
2023#2,352 (77)#1,371 (23)——#856 (3)#831 (33)
2022#2,277 (82)#1,416 (22)——#634 (5)#1,017 (25)
2021#2,266 (81)#1,569 (19)#792 (3)——#1,025 (26)
2020#2,078 (88)#1,352 (23)#636 (4)—#834 (3)#728 (39)
2019#1,745 (118)#806 (46)#765 (3)—#362 (11)#617 (50)
2018#1,391 (161)#778 (49)——#896 (3)#518 (60)
2017#1,580 (138)#616 (68)——#430 (9)#656 (45)
2016#1,719 (123)#703 (58)——#585 (6)#688 (43)
2015#1,743 (120)#656 (62)—#358 (4)#896 (3)#888 (30)
2014#1,569 (138)#613 (66)——#494 (8)#870 (31)
2013#1,420 (160)#505 (83)#663 (4)#440 (3)#491 (8)#690 (41)
2012#1,559 (140)#454 (99)—#451 (3)#435 (10)#679 (43)
2011#1,571 (139)#395 (117)#334 (11)#444 (3)#414 (11)#587 (49)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #253.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 16% of US babies named Elisha were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elisha is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,700 to 1 in 5,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elisha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #552MNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #844NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #940OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,085CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #485KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #499TNNorth Carolina: #873NCSouth Carolina: #438SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #450ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #723TXFlorida: #681FL
Elisha (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Elisha (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElishaCanadaGirls#1,00127
ElishaCanadaBoys#1,80411
ElishaEngland & WalesGirls#1,27125
ElishaEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
ElishaIrelandGirls—too few
ElishaIrelandBoys—too few
ElishaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElishaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ElishaScotlandGirls—too few
ElishaUSGirls#2,85959
ElishaUSBoys#788322