Is Elisha a boy or girl name?
Elisha is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 95 girls and 284 boys were named Elisha, so 25.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 48.3% of the 29,647 US babies named Elisha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #847
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,038
- Babies named Elisha since 1880
- 29,647
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 736 babies
Boys and girls named Elisha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 256 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 216 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 549 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1920s | 780 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 472 | 31 | 6.2% |
| 1950s | 401 | 82 | 17% |
| 1960s | 262 | 600 | 69.6% |
| 1970s | 601 | 2,742 | 82% |
| 1980s | 994 | 4,841 | 83% |
| 1990s | 1,920 | 2,500 | 56.6% |
| 2000s | 3,461 | 1,708 | 33% |
| 2010s | 3,150 | 1,375 | 30.4% |
| 2020s | 1,404 | 423 | 23.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 | #847 | 95 | #2,038 |
| 2023 | 281 | #857 | 77 | #2,356 |
| 2022 | 302 | #821 | 82 | #2,278 |
| 2021 | 266 | #869 | 81 | #2,271 |
| 2020 | 271 | #843 | 88 | #2,085 |
| 2019 | 319 | #749 | 118 | #1,751 |
| 2018 | 270 | #829 | 161 | #1,395 |
| 2017 | 286 | #799 | 138 | #1,582 |
| 2016 | 304 | #783 | 123 | #1,722 |
| 2015 | 305 | #776 | 120 | #1,744 |
| 2014 | 327 | #733 | 138 | #1,571 |
| 2013 | 348 | #689 | 160 | #1,421 |
| 2012 | 317 | #733 | 140 | #1,560 |
| 2011 | 311 | #731 | 139 | #1,574 |
| 2010 | 363 | #661 | 138 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 342 | #703 | 147 | #1,540 |
| 2008 | 392 | #630 | 147 | #1,563 |
| 2007 | 365 | #656 | 188 | #1,300 |
| 2006 | 376 | #627 | 167 | #1,371 |
| 2005 | 377 | #600 | 159 | #1,362 |
| 2004 | 359 | #599 | 201 | #1,136 |
| 2003 | 337 | #616 | 169 | #1,245 |
| 2002 | 336 | #602 | 166 | #1,215 |
| 2001 | 300 | #632 | 174 | #1,179 |
| 2000 | 277 | #653 | 190 | #1,088 |
| 1999 | 284 | #631 | 189 | #1,066 |
| 1998 | 254 | #671 | 219 | #942 |
| 1997 | 234 | #688 | 199 | #983 |
| 1996 | 230 | #698 | 224 | #880 |
| 1995 | 204 | #751 | 221 | #870 |
| 1994 | 178 | #795 | 247 | #817 |
| 1993 | 142 | #902 | 260 | #786 |
| 1992 | 137 | #904 | 296 | #723 |
| 1991 | 139 | #895 | 297 | #711 |
| 1990 | 118 | #960 | 348 | #647 |
| 1989 | 103 | #1,010 | 358 | #599 |
| 1988 | 90 | #1,041 | 402 | #543 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,011 | 450 | #479 |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,045 | 428 | #499 |
| 1985 | 101 | #901 | 481 | #452 |
| 1984 | 115 | #815 | 468 | #443 |
| 1983 | 94 | #911 | 525 | #410 |
| 1982 | 108 | #857 | 540 | #417 |
| 1981 | 103 | #875 | 565 | #400 |
| 1980 | 112 | #833 | 624 | #373 |
| 1979 | 93 | #909 | 546 | #398 |
| 1978 | 87 | #929 | 444 | #446 |
| 1977 | 82 | #944 | 421 | #465 |
| 1976 | 64 | #1,043 | 300 | #561 |
| 1975 | 69 | #986 | 230 | #662 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,203 | 184 | #759 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,381 | 158 | #831 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,236 | 181 | #767 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,405 | 151 | #883 |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,339 | 127 | #986 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,656 | 95 | #1,144 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,705 | 70 | #1,329 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,175 | 76 | #1,222 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,596 | 54 | #1,518 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,414 | 72 | #1,265 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,415 | 57 | #1,500 |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,435 | 54 | #1,527 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,349 | 40 | #1,810 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,700 | 33 | #2,045 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,494 | 49 | #1,603 |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,343 | 25 | #2,305 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,381 | 8 | #4,623 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,304 | 14 | #3,192 |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,288 | 10 | #3,983 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,125 | 5 | #5,979 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,174 | 8 | #4,336 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,159 | 5 | #5,805 |
| 1951 | 45 | #1,074 | 7 | #4,497 |
| 1950 | 49 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 52 | #959 | 9 | #3,695 |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,086 | 9 | #3,673 |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,068 | 7 | #4,478 |
| 1946 | 45 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 46 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 45 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 48 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 47 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 56 | #842 | 6 | #3,993 |
| 1939 | 47 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 41 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 48 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 48 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 53 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 60 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 45 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 62 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 63 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 71 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 60 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 68 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 72 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 74 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 72 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 89 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 96 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 99 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 71 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 79 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 69 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 79 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 81 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 58 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 42 | #826 | 5 | #3,780 |
| 1913 | 45 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 27 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 24 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 25 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 25 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 26 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 32 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 18 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 33 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 17 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 28 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 24 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 37 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 35 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 38 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 39 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 42 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 35 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 29 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #293 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elisha reached #255 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #373 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elisha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.