Elias vs Elisha

Side-by-side comparison of Elias and Elisha — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Elias

Boy name · Rank #25

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Name B

Elisha

Boy name · Rank #847

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Metric Elias Elisha
Current Rank #25 #847
Total Births (all years) 120,370 15,340
Peak Year 2024 2008
Peak Year Births 7,653 392
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elias Elisha
1880ss 450 336
1890ss 302 256
1900ss 254 216
1910ss 1,144 549
1920ss 1,766 780
1930ss 1,355 538
1940ss 1,227 472
1950ss 1,548 401
1960ss 1,774 262
1970ss 2,961 601
1980ss 4,481 994
1990ss 8,856 1,920
2000ss 19,616 3,461
2010ss 40,913 3,150
2020ss 33,723 1,404

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elias Elisha
2014 3,781 327
2015 4,099 305
2016 4,486 304
2017 4,931 286
2018 5,348 270
2019 5,720 319
2020 5,990 271
2021 6,349 266
2022 6,728 302
2023 7,003 281
2024 7,653 284

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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