Elijah vs Elisha

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

Name A

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Name B

Elisha

Boy name · Rank #846

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Metric Elijah Elisha
Current Rank #8 #846
Total Births (all years) 380,611 15,668
Peak Year 2011 2008
Peak Year Births 14,001 392
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elijah Elisha
1880s 856 336
1890s 704 256
1900s 725 216
1910s 1,963 549
1920s 2,755 780
1930s 2,135 538
1940s 2,399 472
1950s 2,314 401
1960s 1,524 262
1970s 3,400 601
1980s 7,567 994
1990s 34,652 1,920
2000s 110,421 3,461
2010s 137,147 3,151
2020s 72,049 1,731

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elijah Elisha
2014 13,886 327
2015 13,710 305
2016 13,982 304
2017 13,449 286
2018 13,020 270
2019 13,436 319
2020 13,238 271
2021 12,845 266
2022 12,094 302
2023 11,523 283
2024 11,238 287
2025 11,111 322

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, 1880–2025.

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