Elisha · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Elisha.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Elisha, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	290
1881	288
1882	308
1883	401
1884	341
1885	353
1886	316
1887	197
1888	306
1889	262
1890	216
1891	277
1892	229
1893	151
1894	233
1895	281
1896	192
1897	160
1898	261
1899	245
1900	246
1901	178
1902	188
1903	210
1904	195
1905	121
1906	113
1907	143
1908	71
1909	146
1910	129
1911	119
1912	102
1913	88
1914	64
1915	68
1916	91
1917	85
1918	68
1919	81
1920	67
1921	90
1922	88
1923	81
1924	64
1925	66
1926	65
1927	71
1928	60
1929	56
1930	65
1931	61
1932	59
1933	45
1934	58
1935	51
1936	46
1937	45
1938	37
1939	42
1940	48
1941	38
1942	32
1943	34
1944	33
1945	34
1946	28
1947	25
1948	25
1949	29
1950	27
1951	24
1952	21
1953	20
1954	22
1955	21
1956	17
1957	17
1958	15
1959	16
1960	14
1961	11
1962	16
1963	15
1964	16
1965	16
1966	13
1967	8
1968	13
1969	14
1970	21
1971	21
1972	28
1973	24
1974	31
1975	44
1976	41
1977	50
1978	53
1979	54
1980	63
1981	58
1982	60
1983	52
1984	64
1985	55
1986	43
1987	47
1988	47
1989	51
1990	57
1991	69
1992	69
1993	72
1994	92
1995	107
1996	121
1997	124
1998	133
1999	148
2000	141
2001	154
2002	173
2003	171
2004	181
2005	189
2006	183
2007	176
2008	192
2009	172
2010	190
2011	164
2012	167
2013	184
2014	170
2015	159
2016	160
2017	155
2018	149
2019	178
2020	157
2021	152
2022	173
2023	165
2024	167
2025	189

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Minnesota 2.0×
Missouri 1.8×
Michigan 1.7×
Tennessee 1.6×
Virginia 1.4×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 322
Rank in 2025: #788
How rare: 1 in 5,304 boys
Since 1880: 15,668

Most popular in 1883, at 401 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 18% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Minnesota	2.0×	25
Missouri	1.8×	25
Michigan	1.7×	35
Tennessee	1.6×	31
Virginia	1.4×	27

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.