Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elisha

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elisha
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

392

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

27.6%

2024

284

All-time

15,340

Elisha has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 392 boys were named Elisha.

In 2024, only 284 boys were given the name.

Down 27.6% from its peak.

All told, about 15,340 Americans have been named Elisha and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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