Elisha is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1980 and has grown less common since.
Elisha is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #789 among boys (322) and #2,867 among girls (59) — overall #1,425 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 381 | 381 | #2,867 | #789 |
| 2024 | 382 | 382 | #2,045 | #846 |
| 2023 | 360 | 360 | #2,361 | #853 |
| 2022 | 384 | 384 | #2,280 | #822 |
| 2021 | 347 | 347 | #2,272 | #869 |
| 2020 | 359 | 359 | #2,086 | #843 |
| 2019 | 437 | 437 | #1,751 | #749 |
| 2018 | 431 | 431 | #1,397 | #829 |
| 2017 | 424 | 424 | #1,583 | #799 |
| 2016 | 427 | 427 | #1,722 | #783 |
| 2015 | 425 | 425 | #1,745 | #776 |
| 2014 | 465 | 465 | #1,571 | #733 |
| 2013 | 508 | 508 | #1,422 | #689 |
| 2012 | 457 | 457 | #1,560 | #733 |
| 2011 | 450 | 450 | #1,574 | #731 |
| 2010 | 502 | 502 | #1,585 | #659 |
| 2009 | 489 | 489 | #1,540 | #703 |
| 2008 | 539 | 539 | #1,563 | #630 |
| 2007 | 553 | 553 | #1,300 | #656 |
| 2006 | 543 | 552 | #1,371 | #627 |
| 2005 | 536 | 544 | #1,362 | #600 |
| 2004 | 560 | 560 | #1,136 | #599 |
| 2003 | 506 | 506 | #1,245 | #616 |
| 2002 | 502 | 502 | #1,215 | #602 |
| 2001 | 474 | 474 | #1,179 | #632 |
| 2000 | 467 | 467 | #1,088 | #653 |
| 1999 | 473 | 480 | #1,066 | #631 |
| 1998 | 473 | 478 | #942 | #671 |
| 1997 | 433 | — | #983 | #688 |
| 1996 | 454 | — | #880 | #698 |
| 1995 | 425 | — | #870 | #751 |
| 1994 | 425 | — | #816 | #795 |
| 1993 | 402 | — | #786 | #902 |
| 1992 | 433 | — | #723 | #904 |
| 1991 | 436 | — | #711 | #895 |
| 1990 | 466 | — | #647 | #961 |
| 1989 | 461 | — | #599 | #1,010 |
| 1988 | 492 | — | #543 | #1,041 |
| 1987 | 538 | — | #479 | #1,011 |
| 1986 | 508 | — | #499 | #1,045 |
| 1985 | 582 | — | #452 | #901 |
| 1984 | 583 | — | #443 | #815 |
| 1983 | 619 | — | #410 | #911 |
| 1982 | 648 | — | #417 | #857 |
| 1981 | 668 | — | #400 | #875 |
| 1980 | 736 | — | #373 | #832 |
| 1979 | 639 | — | #398 | #909 |
| 1978 | 531 | — | #446 | #929 |
| 1977 | 503 | — | #465 | #943 |
| 1976 | 364 | — | #561 | #1,043 |
| 1975 | 299 | — | #662 | #986 |
| 1974 | 232 | — | #759 | #1,203 |
| 1973 | 195 | — | #831 | #1,381 |
| 1972 | 226 | — | #767 | #1,236 |
| 1971 | 188 | — | #883 | #1,405 |
| 1970 | 166 | — | #986 | #1,339 |
| 1969 | 120 | — | #1,144 | #1,656 |
| 1968 | 92 | — | #1,328 | #1,705 |
| 1967 | 90 | — | #1,222 | #2,175 |
| 1966 | 78 | — | #1,518 | #1,595 |
| 1965 | 102 | — | #1,265 | #1,414 |
| 1964 | 88 | — | #1,500 | #1,415 |
| 1963 | 84 | — | #1,527 | #1,436 |
| 1962 | 74 | — | #1,810 | #1,349 |
| 1961 | 56 | — | #2,046 | #1,700 |
| 1960 | 78 | — | #1,603 | #1,493 |
| 1959 | 59 | — | #2,305 | #1,343 |
| 1958 | 40 | — | #4,624 | #1,380 |
| 1957 | 50 | — | #3,192 | #1,304 |
| 1956 | 46 | — | #3,984 | #1,288 |
| 1955 | 44 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1954 | 49 | — | #5,979 | #1,126 |
| 1953 | 48 | — | #4,335 | #1,174 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | #5,803 | #1,159 |
| 1951 | 52 | — | #4,497 | #1,073 |
| 1950 | 49 | — | — | #993 |
| 1949 | 61 | — | #3,696 | #959 |
| 1948 | 52 | — | #3,672 | #1,085 |
| 1947 | 53 | — | #4,478 | #1,068 |
| 1946 | 45 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1945 | 46 | — | — | #956 |
| 1944 | 45 | — | — | #966 |
| 1943 | 48 | — | — | #973 |
| 1942 | 44 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1941 | 47 | — | — | #928 |
| 1940 | 62 | — | #3,993 | #842 |
| 1939 | 47 | — | — | #905 |
| 1938 | 41 | — | — | #993 |
| 1937 | 48 | — | — | #900 |
| 1936 | 48 | — | — | #885 |
| 1935 | 53 | — | — | #862 |
| 1934 | 60 | — | — | #799 |
| 1933 | 45 | — | — | #939 |
| 1932 | 62 | — | — | #812 |
| 1931 | 63 | — | — | #790 |
| 1930 | 71 | — | — | #755 |
| 1929 | 60 | — | — | #847 |
| 1928 | 67 | — | — | #799 |
| 1927 | 80 | — | — | #726 |
| 1926 | 72 | — | — | #760 |
| 1925 | 74 | — | — | #769 |
| 1924 | 72 | — | — | #794 |
| 1923 | 89 | — | — | #682 |
| 1922 | 96 | — | — | #655 |
| 1921 | 99 | — | — | #648 |
| 1920 | 71 | — | — | #795 |
| 1919 | 79 | — | — | #707 |
| 1918 | 69 | — | — | #784 |
| 1917 | 79 | — | — | #676 |
| 1916 | 81 | — | — | #652 |
| 1915 | 58 | — | — | #795 |
| 1914 | 47 | — | #3,780 | #826 |
| 1913 | 45 | — | — | #671 |
| 1912 | 44 | — | — | #628 |
| 1911 | 27 | — | — | #588 |
| 1910 | 25 | — | — | #571 |
| 1909 | 24 | — | — | #534 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #843 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | — | #519 |
| 1906 | 15 | — | — | #623 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | — | #599 |
| 1904 | 25 | — | — | #420 |
| 1903 | 25 | — | — | #395 |
| 1902 | 23 | — | — | #427 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | — | #437 |
| 1900 | 37 | — | — | #362 |
| 1899 | 26 | — | — | #356 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | — | #340 |
| 1897 | 18 | — | — | #459 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #408 |
| 1895 | 33 | — | — | #321 |
| 1894 | 27 | — | — | #351 |
| 1893 | 17 | — | — | #452 |
| 1892 | 28 | — | — | #360 |
| 1891 | 28 | — | — | #318 |
| 1890 | 24 | — | — | #359 |
| 1889 | 29 | — | — | #325 |
| 1888 | 37 | — | — | #290 |
| 1887 | 20 | — | — | #368 |
| 1886 | 35 | — | — | #291 |
| 1885 | 38 | — | — | #268 |
| 1884 | 39 | — | — | #272 |
| 1883 | 42 | — | — | #255 |
| 1882 | 35 | — | — | #290 |
| 1881 | 29 | — | — | #297 |
| 1880 | 32 | — | — | #293 |