How Many People Are Named Jehu?
An estimated 886 people in the United States have the first name Jehu. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Jehu peaked in popularity in 2024 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jehu as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jehu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
886
About 1 in 386,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
35 births
Total Registered
1,028
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jehu
Jehu is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,028 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jehu as a male name
Ranked #3,349 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (35 births)
Jehu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jehu span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 258 babies were registered. While Jehu is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jehu by Decade
How has Jehu tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jehu by State
Jehu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jehu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jehu
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jehu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jehu?
We estimate approximately 886 people named Jehu are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 386,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Jehu a common name?
Jehu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,028 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jehu most popular?
Jehu reached peak popularity in 2024, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jehu is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jehu a male name?
Jehu is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jehu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jehu Smith, Jehu Johnson, Jehu Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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