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Elesha

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How to Pronounce Elesha

Pronounced eh-LEE-shah /əˈliʃə/Medium

Meaning: Elesha overlaps two names: Alicia, an elaborated form of Alice (from Germanic 'adal', 'noble'), and Elisha, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is salvation' here reshaped for a girl. The spelling captures the 'eh-LEE-shah' sound while nodding to both parents.Low

In 30 seconds: Elesha is a variant of Alicia, also echoing Elisha - Alicia meaning 'noble'. It stayed rare through the later century (said 'eh-LEE-shah').

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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew

MeaningElesha overlaps two names: Alicia, an elaborated form of Alice (from Germanic 'adal', 'noble'), and Elisha, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is salvation' here reshaped for a girl. The spelling captures the 'eh-LEE-shah' sound while nodding to both parents.

U.S. rank (2007)#18453 ↘ Falling

2007 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1985

Total births (all-time)≈ 612

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Elesha is a variant that leans on Alicia - an elaborated form of Alice, from the Germanic adal, 'noble' - while also echoing the Hebrew prophet-name Elisha, 'God is salvation', reworked as a girls' name. The phonetic spelling favors the 'lee-sha' sound and keeps the name feeling soft and modern.

Elesha was consistently rare, peaking around 1985 at about thirty girls a year and fading by the late 2000s. It sits with the Alicia-Alisha-Elisha cluster of its decade; an Elesha born then would be about forty now, and the name remains uncommon.

Did you know? Elesha lives between two very different names: Alicia, the 'noble' Alice-name, and the Biblical Elisha, 'God is salvation'. Its spelling quietly holds both stories at once.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Elesha / Alicia / Elisha — Alicia from Alice 'noble'; Elisha Hebrew 'God is salvation'

Variations

AliciaAlishaElishaEleishaElysha

Nicknames

EllieLesha

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Aleisha— a same-era sister spelling of the sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Elesha mean?

Elesha is a variant of Alicia, meaning 'noble', and also echoes the Hebrew name Elisha.

How do you pronounce Elesha?

It is said eh-LEE-shah /əˈliʃə/, three syllables stressed on the second.

Is Elesha a boy or girl name?

Elesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is the name Elesha?

Elesha has always been uncommon, a variant of Alicia from the later twentieth century.