Elisheva comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning My God is an oath, devoted to God.
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How popular is Elisheva?
2020peak year
The name Elisheva reached its peak in 2020, with 83 registrations (ranked #2175). The name has actually been around since 1965 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2543) today, averaging about 70 new babies per year. Elisheva's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,361 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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