Eligh
Eli Nathan Nachowitz, better known as Eligh, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He is a member of the underground hip hop group Living Legends.
Meaning & Origin of Eligh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eli Nathan Nachowitz, better known as Eligh, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He is a member of the underground hip hop group Living Legends.
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The Story of Eligh
Eligh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 61 Elighs were born — ranking #2,205 that year. As of 2026, Eligh ranks #7,887 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-65%). In total, more than 1K Elighs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Eligh
Eligh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Eligh's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,111. Use the chart and map above to compare Eligh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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