Eliseo
- Pronunciation
- [E-li-seo]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Jehovah Is God
- Origin
- Hebrew
About the Name Eliseo
Eliseo is the Spanish and Italian form of the Hebrew name Elisha, traditionally read as "God is my salvation" or "Jehovah is God," borne by the biblical prophet who succeeded Elijah and carried on his miraculous ministry. The name thus pairs deep scriptural roots with a warm, melodic sound in its Romance-language form. Pronounced E-li-seo, its four flowing syllables give it a gentle, lyrical quality that has kept it beloved across the Spanish-speaking world, where it reads as both devout and graceful.
Eliseo first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and has charted continuously through 2024, a long and steady run without a single missed year. It reached its peak in 2024 at its best national rank of #630, the strongest point in a recent rise from #687 in 2022 to #691 in 2023 before its 2024 high. Across its top-1000 years it accounts for 4,649 births, with momentum gently upward — a name quietly gaining ground rather than fading from view.
The name's appeal lies in its blend of biblical heritage and Mediterranean warmth — devout, melodic, and easy to wear in both Spanish and English settings, making it a natural fit for bilingual families. Its prophetic namesake gives it spiritual weight, while its soft, rolling sound keeps it tender and approachable on a modern child.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Eliseo
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Eliseo by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 547 boys named Eliseo (boy rank #550 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Eliseo Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Eliseo the strongest states are New Mexico, Texas, Nevada.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #311 | 41 |
| 2 | Texas | #422 | 753 |
| 3 | Nevada | #459 | 31 |
| 4 | Kansas | #466 | 30 |
| 5 | Arizona | #474 | 137 |
| 6 | California | #474 | 656 |
| 7 | Oregon | #557 | 18 |
| 8 | Colorado | #560 | 69 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | #638 | 21 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | #690 | 24 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | #981 | 19 |
| 2 | Illinois | #869 | 70 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #845 | 21 |
| 4 | Georgia | #806 | 33 |
| 5 | Indiana | #795 | 42 |
| 6 | Virginia | #788 | 50 |
| 7 | North Carolina | #761 | 74 |
| 8 | Maryland | #739 | 36 |
| 9 | Washington | #734 | 60 |
| 10 | Florida | #719 | 65 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Eliseo in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Eliseo to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Eliseo against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).