Elihue vs Elijah

Side-by-side comparison of Elihue and Elijah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Elihue

Boy name

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Name B

Elijah

Boy name · Rank #8

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Metric Elihue Elijah
Current Rank Unranked #8
Total Births (all years) 208 369,304
Peak Year 1921 2011
Peak Year Births 16 13,997
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elihue Elijah
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 704
1900ss — 725
1910ss 37 1,963
1920ss 98 2,755
1930ss 33 2,135
1940ss 30 2,399
1950ss 10 2,314
1960ss — 1,524
1970ss — 3,402
1980ss — 7,567
1990ss — 34,651
2000ss — 110,418
2010ss — 137,093
2020ss — 60,798

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elihue Elijah
2014 — 13,881
2015 — 13,707
2016 — 13,970
2017 — 13,444
2018 — 13,012
2019 — 13,428
2020 — 13,224
2021 — 12,825
2022 — 12,075
2023 — 11,503
2024 — 11,171

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1958.

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