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Elih

100% boys · last recorded 2020

Elih has been given to about 138 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 136
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elih per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time138

How popular is Elih?

Its best year was 2017, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4508th. The typical living American called Elih is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Elih

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eli0.71
  2. Ellis0.68
  3. Elijah0.64
  4. Elio0.66
  5. Erich0.64
  6. Elisha0.60
  7. Elvin0.60
  8. Elvis0.60

Middle names for Elih

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elih Paul0.77
  2. Elih John0.77
  3. Elih Lee0.77
  4. Elih Dean0.76
  5. Elih Blake0.76
  6. Elih Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Elih

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aaravbrother · 0.70
  2. Yaretzisister · 0.70
  3. Jayceonbrother · 0.70
  4. Zaidenbrother · 0.70
  5. Kinleysister · 0.70
  6. Macisister · 0.68

Where Elih is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elih Anderson0.77
    2. Elih Reyes0.72
    3. Elih Nguyen0.72
    4. Elih Moore0.72
    5. Elih Lee0.72
    6. Elih Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elih

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.