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Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady

ElishaIn Hebrew: אלישע · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: אֱלִישָׁע

Elisha (Hebrew: אלישע) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 2,566 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 67 boys and ranked #234. Its peak year was 2022, with 89 babies.

People in Israel
2,566
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
67
rank #234
Peak year
2022
89 babies
USA, 2025
322
rank #788

Writing and saying Elisha

In Hebrew letters the name is אלישע, read right to left. Elisha is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Elisha by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Elisha: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Elisha in English-speaking countries

Elisha in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025322#7882008 (392)
United Kingdom202523#1,2892013 (33)
England and Wales202523#1,2282013 (33)
Alberta20253#1,2052015 (7)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Elisha has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Elisha

How do you write Elisha in Hebrew?

Elisha is written אלישע in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֱלִישָׁע). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Elisha?

2,566 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אלישע: 11 women and 2,555 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Elisha a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.6% of the people named אלישע are men.

Is Elisha used outside Israel?

The name Elisha appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 322 boys were given it in 2025 (#788), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 23 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.