Elihu · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Elihu.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 106 recorded years as a table

Elihu, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1881	109
1883	48
1888	41
1892	41
1897	53
1900	47
1911	31
1912	33
1913	21
1914	31
1915	26
1916	22
1917	21
1918	21
1919	20
1920	14
1921	18
1922	17
1923	6
1924	17
1925	13
1926	19
1927	19
1928	23
1929	15
1930	10
1931	13
1932	10
1933	12
1934	8
1935	5
1936	7
1937	8
1938	7
1939	8
1940	9
1941	9
1942	5
1943	4
1944	4
1946	5
1947	4
1948	6
1949	4
1950	4
1951	3
1952	3
1953	6
1954	3
1955	3
1956	2
1957	3
1961	4
1962	2
1963	3
1964	3
1966	3
1970	3
1974	7
1976	3
1977	7
1979	5
1981	4
1983	6
1984	4
1985	3
1986	7
1987	3
1989	5
1990	7
1991	6
1992	3
1993	5
1994	5
1995	5
1996	8
1997	4
1998	6
1999	3
2000	6
2001	9
2002	4
2003	8
2004	8
2005	9
2006	9
2007	7
2008	9
2009	11
2010	8
2011	7
2012	4
2013	7
2014	8
2015	8
2016	12
2017	8
2018	10
2019	11
2020	10
2021	9
2022	8
2023	10
2024	10
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elihu isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Elihu

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 14
Rank in 2025: #6,143
How rare: 1 in 122,005 boys
Since 1880: 1,236

Most popular in 1881, at 109 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 2% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.