Meaning and history
Elihu is a Hebrew name meaning “my God is he,” from אֵל (ʾel), meaning “God,” and הוּא (hu), meaning “he.” It is borne by several Old Testament figures, including one of Job’s friends.
20062006: 18 births, rank #4,865
2007: 14 births, rank #5,901
2008: 19 births, rank #4,901
2009: 22 births, rank #4,429
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
20112011: 13 births, rank #6,256
2012: 8 births, rank #8,864
2013: 14 births, rank #5,923
2014: 15 births, rank #5,733
2015: 16 births, rank #5,507
20162016: 22 births, rank #4,470
2017: 15 births, rank #5,788
2018: 18 births, rank #5,106
2019: 20 births, rank #4,806
2020: 18 births, rank #5,041
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 14 births, rank #6,147
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 17 births, rank #5,443
20252025: 14 births, rank #6,143
Elihu moved from #936 to #979 for boys between 1883 and 1897. Its highest annual birth count came in 1881, with 11 births.