Given name
Elishama
“God has heard”
Elishama is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאלישמע
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Elishama means “God has heard.”
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Where it comes from
Elishama is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God,” and the Hebrew verb shama' (שמע), “to hear.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. 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 Elishama appears in Numbers 1:10, 1 Chronicles 7:26, Numbers 2:18 and 4 other passages.
- Numbers 1:10
- 1 Chronicles 7:26
- Numbers 2:18
- Numbers 7:48
- 1 Chronicles 3:6
- 1 Chronicles 14:5
- 2 Samuel 5:15
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Elishama through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 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 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elishama’s family of names
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Elishama, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Elioenai
“unto Yah are my eyes” · “Yah the God of my eyes”
>99% boys
Eliphaz
“God is fine gold” · “God is agile”
>99% boys
Ezekias
“Yah strengthens”
>99% boys
Esrom
“enclosure” · “cluster”
>99% boys
Eldad
“God has loved” · “whom God loves”
>99% boys
Elohim
“but probably powers or forces”
>99% boys
Eliab
“(my) God is father”
>99% boys
Akan
“but perhaps twist”
>99% boys