Elisha

Primarily a girl's name · 92% girls

Meaning

Elisha is a given name of Hebrew origin. Elisha is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, the Quran, and Baha'i writings. Other persons with the same given name include:

From Wikipedia

Elisha first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 351 babies (rank #132 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Elisha

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elisha yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,600

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

351

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Elisha

Elisha Cuthbertfilm actor · b. 1982
Elishathaumaturge · b. 884 BC
Elisha Otiselevator mechanic · b. 1811
Elisha Grayinventor · b. 1835
Elisha Owusuassociation football player · b. 1997

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	240	#184
1997	314	#149
1998	337	#135
1999	333	#141
2000	351	#132
2001	276	#162
2002	236	#183
2003	261	#183
2004	245	#194
2005	251	#196
2006	251	#197
2007	202	#246
2008	167	#286
2009	158	#298
2010	129	#353
2011	117	#395
2012	99	#456
2013	83	#506
2014	66	#616
2015	62	#659
2016	58	#707