boy's name
Jehu
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,083
Jehu is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Jehu over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 55 |
| 1930s | 29 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1970s | 29 |
| 1980s | 86 |
| 1990s | 127 |
| 2000s | 247 |
| 2010s | 258 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Jehu?
In 2025, Jehu was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jehu is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jehu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jehu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jehu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jehu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jehu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jehu
How popular is the name Jehu?
In 2025, Jehu was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jehu a girl's or a boy's name?
Jehu is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jehu most popular?
Jehu peaked in 2024, when 35 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jehu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jehu currently ranks #2,913 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.