Elihu
Elihu was the 6216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 541st; the most babies were born in 1928 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 636 places. More babies were named Elihu in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,216 boys, down 1,126 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192826 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,236babies recorded
Elihu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,216 | 14 |
| 2020 | #5,090 | 18 |
| 2010 | #5,556 | 16 |
| 2000 | #6,034 | 11 |
| 1990 | #4,037 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,394 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,121 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,374 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,491 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,162 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,077 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #848 | 6 |
How popular is Elihu, counting every spelling?
Elihu has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elihu?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elihu (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elihu born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elihu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elihu?
About 700 people born in the US named Elihu are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 40. That makes Elihu mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Elihu
How popular is the name Elihu?
Elihu was the 6216th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 541st; the most babies were born in 1928 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 636 places. More babies were named Elihu in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elihu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elihu in the US.