Elihu

Given to 1,236 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#6143

recorded as boys

700 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 14

Peak year

1881

11 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,236

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Elihu was most popular in 1881, when 11 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.11 per 1,000). In 2025, 14 babies were named Elihu, ranking #6143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	14	6143
2024	<5	—	17	5443
2023	<5	—	17	5470
2022	<5	—	14	6147
2021	<5	—	16	5562
2020	<5	—	18	5041
2019	<5	—	20	4806
2018	<5	—	18	5106
2017	<5	—	15	5788
2016	<5	—	22	4470
2015	<5	—	16	5507
2014	<5	—	15	5733
2013	<5	—	14	5923
2012	<5	—	8	8864
2011	<5	—	13	6256
2010	<5	—	16	5478
2009	<5	—	22	4429
2008	<5	—	19	4901
2007	<5	—	14	5901
2006	<5	—	18	4865
2005	<5	—	17	4824
2004	<5	—	15	5246
2003	<5	—	16	4815
2002	<5	—	8	7643
2001	<5	—	18	4302
2000	<5	—	11	5920
1999	<5	—	6	8704
1998	<5	—	11	5466
1997	<5	—	8	6618
1996	<5	—	16	4022
1995	<5	—	9	5928
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	9	5771
1992	<5	—	6	7422
1991	<5	—	13	4231
1990	<5	—	14	3971
1989	<5	—	11	4527
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	5	6951
1986	<5	—	12	3653
1985	<5	—	5	6523
1984	<5	—	7	4973
1983	<5	—	10	3884
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	7	4961
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	8	4403
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	11	3386
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	11	3120
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	<5	—
1970	<5	—	6	4230
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	5	3948
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	<5	—	7	3318
1962	<5	—	5	4033
1961	<5	—	8	3097
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	<5	—
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	6	3552
1956	<5	—	5	3942
1955	<5	—	7	3201
1954	<5	—	7	3176
1953	<5	—	12	2287
1952	<5	—	6	3373
1951	<5	—	6	3364
1950	<5	—	7	3021
1949	<5	—	7	3019
1948	<5	—	10	2443
1947	<5	—	8	2862
1946	<5	—	8	2690
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	5	3430
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	<5	—	7	2940
1941	<5	—	11	2207
1940	<5	—	10	2322
1939	<5	—	9	2449
1938	<5	—	8	2646
1937	<5	—	9	2479
1936	<5	—	7	2854
1935	<5	—	5	3645
1934	<5	—	8	2742
1933	<5	—	12	2093
1932	<5	—	10	2465
1931	<5	—	13	2101
1930	<5	—	11	2444
1929	<5	—	16	1933
1928	<5	—	26	1448
1927	<5	—	21	1692
1926	<5	—	21	1661
1925	<5	—	15	2089
1924	<5	—	19	1839
1923	<5	—	7	3467
1922	<5	—	18	1883
1921	<5	—	20	1766
1920	<5	—	15	2131
1919	<5	—	20	1695
1918	<5	—	21	1648
1917	<5	—	19	1693
1916	<5	—	20	1594
1915	<5	—	22	1454
1914	<5	—	20	1342
1913	<5	—	11	1676
1912	<5	—	14	1268
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	11	533
1880	<5	—	6	809