Given name
Elihue
“My God is He”
Elihue is a variant of Elihu. One Hebrew interpretation is “My God is He.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elihue is a variant of Elihu. One Hebrew interpretation is “My God is He.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elihue is a variant of Elihu. An origin associated with Elihu is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elihue through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 208
- 208 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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