Over the past 110 years, 10 819 girls and 8 959 boys have been named Elisha. The name Elisha ranks 1252th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Elisha in 1959. The peak of popularity of the name Elisha came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.