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Sadly if I saw the name I would assume it was a little girl, with a spelling variation of Alisha / Alicia. For a boy, I would only use it as a mn, for the reason mentioned. Elisha is a handsome name for a boy.

It sounds masculine to me since it makes me think of Elijah's protege in the Bible. Soundwise, it has Eli (another Old Testament figure) meets Shaquille O'Neal vibes.

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I would expect the name to be pronounced differently as a girls' name.
Boy: EE-LIE-shə
Girl: El-ee-shə - more like Alisha or Alicia.

As a Bible reader, it's quite masculine to me but I have seen it used on girls so I'm not surprised when I hear it used as feminine. It works on both genders imo. I quite like Elisha, I find it soft and simple.

I really like it for a boy. I’d pair it with something classic but non-Biblical.

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Elisha Henry
Elisha William
Elisha George
Elisha Frederick
Elisha Charles

In the UK it only charts for girls

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I doubt many people here know it is a male Biblical name. Most Elisha's I know use it as an Alicia variant and parents use it to get "Eli" (pronounced like Ellie) for their daughters.

I'm really just tired of both Elisha and Elijah. But otherwise, I basically like it. For a boy only. I actually do have a relative who named her daughter Elisha, though they pronounce the I with the short sound, not the usual long I sound. I'm not a fan.

This was one of my ancestors names and he had siblings called Elizabeth, Ellanor, Elijah and Cornelius.

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I always wondered what poor Cornelius had done.

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Elisha James
Elisha River
Elisha Howard
Elisha William
Elisha Theodore
Elisha John
Elisha Matthew
Elisha Michael
Elisha Nicholas
Elisha Samuel
Elisha Robert
Elisha George
Elisha Neil
Elisha Graham

I really like Elisha. There's something smart and romantic about it. It's pretty quirky in an old-fashioned way.

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I wouldn't mind if someone used it for a girl, I can see why they would. In fact I feel pretty certain that I knew a female Elisha growing up - I think she said it "eh-LEE-sha"

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Middle name ideas:

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Elisha Rufus
Elisha Alan
Elisha Rupert
Elisha Victor
Elisha Vincent
Elisha Leo
Elisha Clark
Elisha Alphonse
Elisha Laurence
Elisha Kent

I'm never sure how it's pronounced with a long I? Then Elijah is so much better. With a long ee sound? Then Alicia is less trouble.