How Many People Are Named Jehu?
people named Jehu are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 376,830 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,059 babies named Jehu in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "YAHWEH is he" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Israel. He ruled in the 9th century BC, coming to power by overthrowing Jehoram. This was also the name of a prophet during the reign of the king Baasha.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jehu in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jehu alive today is about 20 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jehu first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2024, to 35 babies. In 2025, 31 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jehu has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,635, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #3,609.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,609 |
| Best rank | #2,635 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,992 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jehu alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jehu were born in Texas than in any other state: about 91 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jehu was given 5.3 times as often in Texas and 3.3 times in California.
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