Jehu
Jehu was the 3610th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 2636th; the most babies were born in 2024 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 212 places. More babies were named Jehu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,610 boys, up 872 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202435 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,059babies recorded
Jehu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,610 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,482 | 22 |
| 2010 | #4,930 | 19 |
| 2000 | #3,838 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,231 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,720 | 11 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,150 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jehu, counting every spelling?
Jehu has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jehu?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jehu (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jehu born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jehu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jehu?
About 900 people born in the US named Jehu are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 29. That makes Jehu mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jehu by state
How common Jehu was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jehu: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jehu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jehu
How popular is the name Jehu?
Jehu was the 3610th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 2636th; the most babies were born in 2024 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 212 places. More babies were named Jehu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jehu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jehu in the US.
Where is Jehu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jehu was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys).