Elishah
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Uncertain; possibly derived from 'Alashiya' (Cyprus) or interpreted as 'God is salvation' (though distinct from the prophet Elisha)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ɪlaɪʃə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Elishah is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 545K(inferred from the name graph)
- GYGuyana1 in 750K
- KEKenya≈1 in 936K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 85 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 545K (inferred from the name graph)
274 people, 2020
Highest-authority source
Malaysia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Uncertain; possibly derived from 'Alashiya' (Cyprus) or interpreted as 'God is salvation' (though distinct from the prophet Elisha).
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Elishah counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 274 | 1 in 1.2M | 186 | Elishah | 85 |
| NG Nigeria | ≈68 est. | ≈1 in 3.2M | — | Elishah | 4 |
| MY Malaysia | ≈60 est. | ≈1 in 545K | — | Elishah | 3 |
| KE Kenya | ≈57 est. | ≈1 in 936K | — | Elishah | 9 |
| PH Philippines | ≈26 est. | ≈1 in 4.2M | — | Elishah | 10 |
| ZA South Africa | ≈22 est. | ≈1 in 2.6M | — | Elishah | 5 |
| GY Guyana | 1 | 1 in 750K | 1 | — | 1 |
274 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Elishah is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The etymological meaning of the name Elishah is uncertain, though some sources suggest a meaning of "God saves". [6]
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Represents one of the Japhetic branches of humanity, specifically associated with the Greek or Cypriot maritime world in biblical ethnology.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In English, Biblical name
as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 186 | #31,336 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 88 | #31,336 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2001 | 16 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2000 | 15 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2011 | 14 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2008 | 14 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 14 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2009 | 13 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2006 | 12 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2005 | 11 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2002 | 11 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1998 | 11 | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Elishah mean, and where does it come from?
- Uncertain; possibly derived from 'Alashiya' (Cyprus) or interpreted as 'God is salvation' (though distinct from the prophet Elisha). Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- How do you pronounce Elishah?
- A machine transcription gives /ɪlaɪʃə/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Elishah a male or female name?
- Elishah is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Elishah have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 274 people named Elishah, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled elishah.
- How common is the name Elishah?
- In the United States, the national register counted 274 people named Elishah in 2020, about 1 in 1.2 million residents.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/elishahThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Elishah”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.