Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elihu

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elihu
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1928

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19282024

Peak year

1928

Decline from peak

34.6%

2024

All-time

1,222

Elihu has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1928, when 26 boys were named Elihu.

In 2024, only 17 boys were given the name.

Down 34.6% from its peak.

All told, about 1,222 Americans have been named Elihu and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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