Elisheba
Elisheba was the wife of Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. She was mentioned once in Exodus 6:23 in the Torah and the Old Testament.
Meaning & Origin of Elisheba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elisheba was the wife of Aaron, the older brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel. She was mentioned once in Exodus 6:23 in the Torah and the Old Testament.
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The Story of Elisheba
Elisheba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 12 Elishebas were born — ranking #8,775 that year. As of 2026, Elisheba ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 215 Elishebas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Elisheba most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- AO39%
- PA28%
- Philippines16%
- Nigeria9%
- France8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Elisheba
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Elisheba
Elisheba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 215 births in the dataset. Elisheba's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #8,775. Use the chart and map above to compare Elisheba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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