Girls' name · since 1974
Elisheba
Elisheba has 223 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elisheba currently ranks #11178 among girls' names in America, with 223 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Elisheba recorded 223 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #11178 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #18,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 223 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elisheba ranks #18,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 223 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elisheba's 223 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Elisheba compares
223 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elisheba's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elisheba | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elisheba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elisheba's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elisheba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Elisheba by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Elisheba's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Elisheba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elisheba's data
- Elisheba's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elisheba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Elisheba 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 August 2026.