Elihu appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1928, 26 babies received the name (ranked #1461). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5390), with roughly 17 babies named Elihu each year. Elihu's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,222 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.