Elisheva

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Original form of Elizabeth

Girl's name · #1983 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Elisheva is climbing: on the charts since 1965, it reached #1983 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 100 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,500 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Elisheva ran 6–7× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Elisheva ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,582 in France (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #3,166 in Ecuador (2025) · #10,643 in Italy (2024) · #2,384 in Austria (2021).

Famous Elishevas

Elisheva Bichovsky — Russian and Israeli writer (1888–1949)
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin — Israeli judge (1936–2024)
Elisheva Carlebach Jofen — American scholar (born 1950)
Elisheva Biernoff — American artist (born 1980)
Elisheva Baumgarten — Yitzchak Becker Professor of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (born 1969)

In stories & tradition

Elisheva (Elisheba) — Exodus (Bible)

What Elishevas become

Among 20 notable people named Elisheva:

Artists & writers appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elisheva Bichovsky, Russian and Israeli writer (1888–1949).

Similar names: Devora · Elysia · Batsheva · Azariyah · Elyanna · Eliora

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