Elisha

Elisha is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Elisha are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh

Male 51%Female 49%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict: Unisex
Male / female split: 51% male / 49% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 13,330 male / 13,599 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elisha

To address Elisha when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elisha," in English, "Guten Tag Elisha," in German. About 51% of people named Elisha are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Elisha,

German

Guten Tag Elisha,

French

Bonjour Elisha,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elisha:

Chinese

Elisha您好：

Japanese

Elisha様

English

Hi Elisha,

German

Hi Elisha,

French

Salut Elisha,

Spanish

Hola Elisha,

Chinese

Elisha你好：

Japanese

Elishaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Elisha by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	50%
Israel	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

13,330 male · 13,599 female · 26,929 births recorded

Male 50%Female 50%

Since 1980: 47% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elisha a male or female name?

Elisha is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Elisha are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elisha in an email?

Is Elisha a unisex name?

Elisha is a unisex name: 51% of people named Elisha are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Elisha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elisha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_elisha,
  title  = {Is Elisha a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elisha},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}