Elihu

Elihu

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Elihu first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 105 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 26 babies (rank #1,461 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #5,491). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

1,222

Total babies (all years)

105

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	6	#848
1881	11	#541
1883	5	#936
1888	5	#1,075
1892	5	#1,119
1897	6	#979
1900	7	#1,077
1911	7	#1,429
1912	14	#1,292
1913	11	#1,713
1914	20	#1,355
1915	22	#1,471
1916	20	#1,611
1917	19	#1,715
1918	21	#1,671
1919	20	#1,713
1920	15	#2,162
1921	20	#1,784
1922	18	#1,914
1923	7	#3,576
1924	19	#1,859
1925	15	#2,117
1926	21	#1,675
1927	21	#1,708
1928	26	#1,461
1929	16	#1,952
1930	11	#2,491
1931	13	#2,132
1932	10	#2,508
1933	12	#2,129
1934	8	#2,803
1935	5	#3,818
1936	7	#2,967
1937	9	#2,545
1938	8	#2,706
1939	9	#2,508
1940	10	#2,374
1941	11	#2,242
1942	7	#3,017
1943	5	#3,689
1944	5	#3,574
1946	8	#2,762
1947	8	#2,940
1948	10	#2,495
1949	7	#3,094
1950	7	#3,121
1951	6	#3,458
1952	6	#3,476
1953	12	#2,321
1954	7	#3,244
1955	7	#3,284
1956	5	#4,106
1957	6	#3,684
1961	8	#3,176
1962	5	#4,233
1963	7	#3,423
1964	5	#4,228
1966	5	#4,113
1970	6	#4,394
1974	11	#3,196
1976	5	#5,864
1977	11	#3,449
1979	8	#4,541
1981	7	#5,091
1983	10	#3,952
1984	7	#5,133
1985	5	#6,851
1986	12	#3,705
1987	5	#7,296
1989	11	#4,603
1990	14	#4,037
1991	13	#4,302
1992	6	#7,740
1993	9	#5,900
1994	9	#6,003
1995	9	#6,063
1996	16	#4,067
1997	8	#6,804
1998	11	#5,577
1999	6	#9,041
2000	11	#6,034
2001	18	#4,348
2002	8	#7,869
2003	16	#4,882
2004	15	#5,324
2005	17	#4,887
2006	18	#4,921
2007	14	#6,004
2008	19	#4,947
2009	22	#4,475
2010	16	#5,556
2011	13	#6,344
2012	8	#9,099
2013	14	#6,003
2014	15	#5,809
2015	16	#5,579
2016	22	#4,509
2017	15	#5,874
2018	18	#5,156
2019	20	#4,843
2020	18	#5,088
2021	16	#5,615
2022	14	#6,232
2023	17	#5,514
2024	17	#5,491

Year

Babies

Rank

1880

#848

1881

#541

1883

#936

1888

#1,075

1892

#1,119

1897

#979

1900

#1,077

1911

#1,429

1912

#1,292

1913

#1,713

1914

#1,355

1915

#1,471

1916

#1,611

1917

#1,715

1918

#1,671

1919

#1,713

1920

#2,162

1921

#1,784

1922

#1,914

1923

#3,576

1924

#1,859

1925

#2,117

1926

#1,675

1927

#1,708

1928

#1,461

1929

#1,952

1930

#2,491

1931

#2,132

1932

#2,508

1933

#2,129

1934

#2,803

1935

#3,818

1936

#2,967

1937

#2,545

1938

#2,706

1939

#2,508

1940

#2,374

1941

#2,242

1942

#3,017

1943

#3,689

1944

#3,574

1946

#2,762

1947

#2,940

1948

#2,495

1949

#3,094

1950

#3,121

1951

#3,458

1952

#3,476

1953

#2,321

1954

#3,244

1955

#3,284

1956

#4,106

1957

#3,684

1961

#3,176

1962

#4,233

1963

#3,423

1964

#4,228

1966

#4,113

1970

#4,394

1974

#3,196

1976

#5,864

1977

#3,449

1979

#4,541

1981

#5,091

1983

#3,952

1984

#5,133

1985

#6,851

1986

#3,705

1987

#7,296

1989

#4,603

1990

#4,037

1991

#4,302

1992

#7,740

1993

#5,900

1994

#6,003

1995

#6,063

1996

#4,067

1997

#6,804

1998

#5,577

1999

#9,041

2000

#6,034

2001

#4,348

2002

#7,869

2003

#4,882

2004

#5,324

2005

#4,887

2006

#4,921

2007

#6,004

2008

#4,947

2009

#4,475

2010

#5,556

2011

#6,344

2012

#9,099

2013

#6,003

2014

#5,809

2015

#5,579

2016

#4,509

2017

#5,874

2018

#5,156

2019

#4,843

2020

#5,088

2021

#5,615

2022

#6,232

2023

#5,514

2024

#5,491

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail