Elishua — boys' name

What the Data Says About Elishua

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Elishua between 1995 and 2021, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elishua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elishua performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elishua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elishua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 89 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.