Elisheva
Feminine · “my God is an oath”
Elisheva is the original of Elizabeth — my God is an oath — and she was Aaron's wife, the first high priest's, named in Exodus.
How old is the name Elisheva?
Elisheva first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Elisheva alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 2,400 people named Elisheva are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Elisheva most popular?
Elisheva peaked in 2025, reaching #1981 nationally. Today it ranks #1981, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From Elisheva to Elisheva
The story of Elisheva
Elisheva is named in Exodus 6 as the wife of Aaron and mother of the priestly line — the first woman named in a genealogy that matters for the whole subsequent cult. Greek and Latin turned her name into Elizabeth, which became one of the most-used in Europe. Elisheva is the Hebrew form and is in current American use.
Meaning
my God is an oath
From the Hebrew Elisheva — el, 'God', and sheva, 'oath' or 'seven'. Hebrew idiom links swearing an oath to the number seven, so the two senses are one. It is a complete statement. The Greek Elisabet and the Latin Elisabeth descend from it.
How the name formed
- Elisheva
- Elisabet
- Elizabeth
Related forms: אלישבע · Elizabeth · Isabel
Pronouncing Elisheva
eh-lee-SHEH-vah
Four syllables, stress on the third. Hebrew places the stress on the final syllable.
Nicknames for Elisheva
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 202597 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1981reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +26.0%97 in 2025, from 77
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Elisheva in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- אלישבע in Hebrew — transliteration
- Elizabeth in English — related form
- Isabel in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, New Jersey, Florida.
Elishevas among us
people named Elisheva are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 16,570 born in 2025 was named Elisheva
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Sharese test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Elisheva's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Sharese climbed just as high around 1980, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Sharese's path sketches the road Elisheva is walking now.
Elisheva sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Elisheva is headed
Elisheva should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Elisheva beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Elisheva in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It is the original of one of the most-used names in European history.
- That oath and seven are the same idea in Hebrew is a genuinely fine detail.
- The first high priest's wife carries it.
- Four syllables and an unfamiliar spelling will need dictating.
- Elizabeth is what English speakers will assume as the equivalent.
- It reads as specifically Hebrew and observant.
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Frequently asked
- How many Elishevas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,400 people named Elisheva are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Elisheva in 2025?
- Elisheva ranks #1981 among US girl names in 2025, with 97 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Elisheva?
- About 1 in every 16,570 US girls born in 2025 was named Elisheva — 97 in all.
- Will my child share the name Elisheva with classmates?
- Elisheva will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Elisheva
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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