Total births
102
Unisex name · since 1978
Elisah
Elisah has 102 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 102
- total births
- 1978–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Elisah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 102 have been recorded since 1978.
Elisah has 102 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2015.
- 102 total births
- 1978–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
102 boys have been named Elisah since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.
- 102
- total births
- 1978–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Elisah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
13 babies were named Elisah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Elisah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elisah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elisah at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Elisah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Elisah popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2001 (Elisah as girls' name)
Elisah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Elisah's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Elisah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elisah? ▼
Elisah has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 13 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Elisah most popular? ▼
Elisah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Elisah a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Elisah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 102 births, and as a girl's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Elisah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elisah since 1978 -- 38 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Elisah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Elisah's data
- Elisah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Elisah
Nearby Names Like Elisah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elisah
Elijah Boy
#8 380,611 births
Eli Boy
#92 153,495 births
Elias Boy
#25 129,263 births
Elisha Boy
#846 15,668 births
Elian Boy
#237 15,268 births
Compare Elisah side by side: Elisah vs Elijah Elisah vs Eli Elisah vs Elias
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elisah: Baby Name Since 1978 - 102 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elisah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elisah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.