Given name
Elishua
“God is my salvation”
Elishua is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Original Hebrewאלישוע
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elishua is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elishua 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' (ישע), “to be saved or rich.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. 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 Elishua appears in 2 Samuel 5:15, 1 Chronicles 14:5, 1 Chronicles 3:6.
- 2 Samuel 5:15
- 1 Chronicles 14:5
- 1 Chronicles 3:6
From biblical name research
Elishua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 89 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 8 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 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1995.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elishua’s family of names
Elishua 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 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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