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Elisha
Pronounced /ɪˈlaɪʃə/
Rank in 2024
#850
Born in 2024
284
Peak year
2008 · #630
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:95 in 2024 (#2,044)
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 284 boys were named Elisha, about 1 in every 6,040.
- It peaked in 2008 with 392 babies, ranked #630.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 15,340 boys 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
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,380 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 952 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 734 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 828 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,030 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5,224 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,563 babies, 0.16 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.