Elaysha
A variant of the Hebrew name Elisha, meaning "God is salvation".
Name Census estimates that about 175 living Americans carry the first name Elaysha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elaysha today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elaysha births was 2001 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elaysha. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
175
~ 1 in 1,958,596 Americans
Peak year
2001
13 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,711
Tracked since 1988
Census
Elaysha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 148 people with the first name Elaysha, which placed it at #45,698 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#45,698
National first-name rank
People counted
148
148 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elaysha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elaysha is Black at 74.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.5%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elaysha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elaysha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.3% · 110
- Hispanic or Latino13.5% · 20
- Two or more races6.1% · 9
- White5.4% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1
Popularity
Elaysha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elaysha from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 85 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elaysha by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elaysha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elaysha
The name Elaysha is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Elisha, which has its origins in ancient Israel during biblical times. The name is derived from the Hebrew elements "El" meaning "God" and "yasha" meaning "to save" or "salvation." It essentially translates to "God is salvation" or "God is my salvation."
Elisha was the name of a prominent prophet in the Old Testament, who lived during the 9th century BC. He was the successor of the prophet Elijah and is known for performing various miracles, including healing a leper and raising a boy from the dead. The name Elisha appears frequently in the biblical books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings, which recount his prophetic ministry.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Elaysha can be found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish texts dating back to the 3rd century BC. The name is also mentioned in various other ancient Hebrew texts and manuscripts from the same time period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who have borne the name Elaysha or its variant spellings. One of the earliest was Elisha ben Avuyah, a Jewish scholar and religious leader who lived in the 2nd century AD and is remembered for his teachings on ethics and morality.
In the 4th century AD, there was Elisha the Patriarch, who served as the leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia. He is credited with codifying many of the Jewish laws and traditions that were passed down orally at the time.
During the medieval period, Elisha ben Abraham Bekor Shor was a prominent French rabbi and biblical commentator who lived in the 12th century. His works on the Torah and other Jewish texts were highly influential in his time.
In the 16th century, Elisha Gallico was an Italian Jewish scholar and physician who wrote extensively on medical topics and was known for his expertise in the field of pharmacology.
More recently, in the 19th century, Elisha Gray was an American inventor who is best known for his contributions to the development of the telephone. Although he was not the first to patent the telephone, his work and inventions were crucial in the advancement of telecommunication technology.
People
Elaysha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elaysha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with E
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FAQ
Elaysha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elaysha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 175 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elaysha going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,958,596 US residents.
Is Elaysha a common name?
We classify Elaysha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 178 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elaysha most popular?
The single biggest year for Elaysha was 2001, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elaysha is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elaysha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 148 people with the name Elaysha, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,698 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elaysha in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elaysha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elaysha leans strongly female. 147 people counted with this name were female (96.1%), compared with 6 male bearers (3.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elaysha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elaysha is Black at 74.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.5%) and Two or More Races (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elaysha most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Elaysha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.3% (110 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elaysha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elaysha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elaysha in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elaysha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elaysha in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elaysha can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Elaysha?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Elaysha at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.