Boys' name · since 1916
Elihue
Elihue has 208 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elihue is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 208 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elihue has been recorded 208 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1958.
- #12,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 208 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elihue ranks #12,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elihue's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elihue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elihue's full recorded timeline at 1928, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elihue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1958
- Peak year (1921)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Elihue by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Elihue's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Elihue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elihue's data
- Elihue's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elihue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elihue draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.