Given name
Abisha
“a gift from God”
Abisha is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abisha’s family of names
Abisha has a related form in Abijah. Abisha has a related form in Abijah. Abisha has a related form in Abishai.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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