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Unisex name

Elisah

27% girls, 73% boys · last recorded 2015

Elisah has been given to about 139 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 131
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elisah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time139

How popular is Elisah?

Its best year was 2002, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 16205th. The typical living American called Elisah is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Elisah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elijah0.88
  2. Delilah0.79
  3. Elisa0.78
  4. Eliza0.74
  5. Elissa0.74
  6. Aliyah0.70
  7. Lilah0.70
  8. Alijah0.70

Middle names for Elisah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elisah Anne0.84
  2. Elisah Rose0.83
  3. Elisah Louise0.83
  4. Elisah June0.82
  5. Elisah Pearl0.82
  6. Elisah Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Elisah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.68
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.67
  3. Anahisister · 0.65
  4. Alondrasister · 0.65
  5. Tracebrother · 0.64
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.63

Where Elisah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elisah White0.78
    2. Elisah Reyes0.78
    3. Elisah Nguyen0.78
    4. Elisah Moore0.78
    5. Elisah Lee0.78
    6. Elisah Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elisah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.