Is Elysha a boy or girl name?

Elysha is a girl’s name. Of the 728 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.7% were girls and 4.3% were boys.

Elysha

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Elysha was most popular in 1989, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,143 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 728 people named Elysha.

Elysha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elysha’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elysha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elysha is a girl’s name — 95.7% of the 728 Americans given it were girls and 4.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org