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Girl name Hebrew;English origin Jewish/Christian tradition

Elisha

eh-LEE-shah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
my God is salvation
Language
Hebrew;English
Culture
Jewish;American
Religion
Jewish/Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2038
2024 births95
Peak year1980
First appeared1914
Total US births14,307
1980 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Eli
Alternate spellings
ElyshaAlisha
In other languages
Elisha (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Elisha

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