Given name
Elysha
“my God is bountiful”·“God is my salvation”
Elysha is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Elysha is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elysha is a variant of Elisa. In English use, Elisa carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.” Elysha is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elysha is a variant of Elisha. An origin associated with Elisha is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 728
- 31 boys · 697 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,709 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,709 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 703 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.
Elysha’s family of names
Elysha has a related form in Elisa. Elysha has a related form in Elisha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Elysha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Ilana
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Alyse
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