Elishua
Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, an Israelite prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Elishua
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, an Israelite prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Elishua
American parents first put Elishua on the record books as a baby boy name in 1995, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 8 Elishuas were born — ranking #6,408 that year. About 40% of every Elishua on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Elishua last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Elishua
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About the name Elishua
Elishua is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Elishua's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #6,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Elishua'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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