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Elisha
Pronounced /ɪˈlaɪʃə/
Rank in 2024
#2,044
Born in 2024
95
Peak year
1980 · #373
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:284 in 2024 (#850)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 95 girls were named Elisha, about 1 in every 16,981.
- It peaked in 1980 with 624 babies, ranked #373.
- It first shows up in the records in 1914.
- 14,307 girls have been named Elisha since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Elisha per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 340 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,733 babies, 0.15 per 1,000. Millennials: 6,110 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,732 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,381 babies, 0.07 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĔlîšāʿ). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪˈlaɪʃə/ Rhymes: -aɪʃə Homophone: Elishah ==== Proper noun ==== Elisha (biblical) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century. ===== Related terms ===== Yelisei ===== Translations =====
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
- A female given name, variant of Alicia.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ɪˈlaɪʃə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Elisha, CC BY-SA 4.0.