Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Eleisha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eleisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 0 boys · 162 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 11 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 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 195 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eleisha’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Eleisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elicia
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Alysha
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Elissa
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Alisha
Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls
Evelia
“giver of life; a lively woman”
>99% girls
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
>99% girls
Allegra
Allegra is a variant of Alegria. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is cheerful and brings happiness to others.”
>99% girls