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Elisheva

Meaning A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Elisheba Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,983 Trend ↑ Rising 15%

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Elisheba.

Rank 2025
#1,983
among girls · ↑388 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Elisheva · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,570
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
97 babies
All-time total
2,459
#4,096 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Elisheva popularity over time

2,459 babies have been named Elisheva since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 10 1 – #6,804
1970s 112 11 +1020% #3,538
1980s 269 27 +140% #2,715
1990s 449 45 +67% #2,491
2000s 517 52 +15% #2,518
2010s 632 63 +22% #2,362
2020s (to 2025) 470 78 +24% #1,983

Where Elisheva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 101 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 107 0.07 outside top 500
2029 109 0.07 outside top 500
2030 111 0.07 outside top 500

Where Elisheva is most popular

Girls named Elisheva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Elisheva born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 82 0.454 +852%
New York 125 0.316 +562%
Maryland 10 0.094 +98%
Florida 14 0.033 -31%
California 6 0.007 -85%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elisheva

Elisheva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,983 in 2025 with 97 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 2,459 American babies have been named Elisheva. Its peak came in 2025, when 97 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elisheva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elisheva?

The median living Elisheva is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 30. An estimated 2,400 people named Elisheva are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elisheva year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 97 #1,983
2024 77 #2,371
2023 71 #2,502
2022 81 #2,301
2021 61 #2,793
2020 83 #2,177
2019 74 #2,408
2018 63 #2,720
2017 51 #3,170
2016 67 #2,623
2015 78 #2,362
2014 46 #3,448
2013 67 #2,639
2012 61 #2,840
2011 67 #2,644
2010 58 #2,947
2009 61 #2,861
2008 60 #2,931
2007 58 #3,028
2006 73 #2,518
2005 41 #3,605
2004 50 #3,086
2003 38 #3,678
2002 49 #2,983
2001 47 #3,018
2000 40 #3,353
1995 38 #3,038
1990 36 #3,095
1985 20 #4,016
1980 18 #4,195
1975 10 #5,649
1970 8 #5,965
1965 5 #6,804
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elisheva, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elisheva?

The median living Elisheva is about 17 years old. Half of all living Elishevas are between 8 and 30 years old.

How many people named Elisheva are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Elisheva are alive in the United States, based on 2,459 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elisheva mean?

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Elisheba.

How popular is the name Elisheva in 2025?

Elisheva ranked #1,983 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 97 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elisheva?

2,459 babies have been named Elisheva in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elisheva most popular?

Elisheva peaked in 2025, when 97 newborns received the name.

Is Elisheva a boy or girl name?

Elisheva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elisheva rising or falling?

Elisheva is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elisheva become more popular?

Elisheva is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 111 girls named Elisheva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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