Elisha

ee-LIE-shah; eh-lee-shuh

Hebrew

"God is my salvation"

Elisha Origin and Meaning

The name Elisha is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my salvation".

Creative name whose only limitation is that it looks like it would be pronounced akin to Alicia and Elissa — although as a Biblical boys’ name, it is traditionally pronounced ee-LIE-shah.

With Elijah a Top 10 choice, Elisha seems like a natural alternative for those preferring a slightly more unusual – but still super traditional – boy name. In fact, in the Old Testament, Elisha was a prophet and disciple of similarly named Elijah.

Elisha Rank in US Top 1000

# 855 in the US

Popularity of the name Elisha

• 855 US 2023
• 1327 Nameberry 2025
• 164 Unisex 2023
• 944 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Elisha

• Elisha faithful attendant and successor to the prophet Elijah in the Bible.
• Elisha Graves Otis American industrialist
• Elisha Albright Hoffman (1839 1929), hymnist
• Elisha Marshall Pease fifth and thirteenth Governor of Texas
• Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning American football player
• Elisha Cook Jr. American character actor
• Elisha Hunt Allen American congressman, lawyer and diplomat
• Elisha Kane American explorer and medical officer
• Elisha ben Abuyah Jewish rabbi and religious authority
• Elisha Harris 20th Governor of Rhode Island

International Variations of the name Elisha

• Elizur Eastern European
• Eliseo Spanish