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 #847

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Elijah Elisha
Current Rank #8 #847
Total Births (all years) 369,304 15,340
Peak Year 2011 2008
Peak Year Births 13,997 392
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elijah Elisha
1880ss 856 336
1890ss 704 256
1900ss 725 216
1910ss 1,963 549
1920ss 2,755 780
1930ss 2,135 538
1940ss 2,399 472
1950ss 2,314 401
1960ss 1,524 262
1970ss 3,402 601
1980ss 7,567 994
1990ss 34,651 1,920
2000ss 110,418 3,461
2010ss 137,093 3,150
2020ss 60,798 1,404

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elijah Elisha
2014 13,881 327
2015 13,707 305
2016 13,970 304
2017 13,444 286
2018 13,012 270
2019 13,428 319
2020 13,224 271
2021 12,825 266
2022 12,075 302
2023 11,503 281
2024 11,171 284

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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