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ee-LYE-sha; eh-LEE-sha
Elisha
OriginVariant of Alicia or Hebrew
Meaning"God is my salvation"
GenderGirl
About Elisha
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,571 | 138 | 77.3 |
| 2015 | #1,744 | 120 | 67.2 |
| 2016 | #1,722 | 123 | 69.4 |
| 2017 | #1,582 | 138 | 79.9 |
| 2018 | #1,395 | 161 | 94.6 |
| 2019 | #1,751 | 118 | 70.3 |
| 2020 | #2,085 | 88 | 54.4 |
| 2021 | #2,271 | 81 | 49.4 |
| 2022 | #2,278 | 82 | 50 |
| 2023 | #2,356 | 77 | 48 |
| 2024 | #2,038 | 95 | 58.6 |
| 2025 | #2,867 | 59 | 36.7 |
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Elisha in pop culture
- Elisha Lee
character in Timothée de Fombelle's "Toby Alone" series
- Elisha Springfield
character in Frank Peretti's "Veritas Project"
- Elisha "Ellie" Eisen
character in the novel "If You Come Softly" by Jacqueline Woodson
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