Recorded 1988–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 33 births

Jehovah — boys' name

33 babies named Jehovah in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s162010s72020s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jehovah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jehovah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jehovah

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jehovah between 1988 and 2022, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jehovah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jehovah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jehovah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jehovah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jehovah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

33

Since 1988

35 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1988

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jehovah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1988

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Jehovah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 48% of Jehovah's all-time total
1980s52000s162010s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jehovah?
33 babies have been named Jehovah since 1988. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Jehovah most popular?
Jehovah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Jehovah been used?
Jehovah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 35 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jehovah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jehu, Jehiel, Jehad, Jehan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.