Elihu
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my god is he.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Elihu by the numbers
Elihu was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 1928, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elihu. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elihmy God is Yahweh; form of Eli22 in the US (2017)
- Eliumy god is Yahweh; variant of Elijah8 in the US (2017)
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Elishagod is my salvation417 in the US (2017)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elihu
Names that are said the same way as Elihu, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elii9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Elihu, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elihu
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