Elisea first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1938. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 19 babies received the name (ranked #6881). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13414), with roughly 7 babies named Elisea each year. Elisea's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 226 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.