Is Elihu a boy or girl name?

Elihu is a boy’s name. Of the 1,236 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Elihu

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Elihu was most popular in 1928, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,839 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,236 people named Elihu.

Elihu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elihu’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elihu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elihu is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,236 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elihu

Where Elihu is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 6.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org