Given name
Elishah
“God is my salvation”
Elishah is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Original Hebrewאלישה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elishah is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elishah is a variant of Elisha. An origin associated with Elisha is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God,” and the Hebrew verb yasha (ישה), “to support.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Elishah appears in Genesis 10:4, Ezekiel 27:7.
- Genesis 10:4
- Ezekiel 27:7
From biblical name research
Elishah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 260
- 233 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 16 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 boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 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.
Elishah’s family of names
Elishah has a related form in Elisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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