Boys' name · since 1914
Jehu
Jehu has 1,059 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,059 babies have been named Jehu since 1914, making it today's #3596 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jehu has been recorded 1,059 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #3596 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,596 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,059 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jehu ranks #4,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,596 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,059 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,596 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,059
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jehu's 1,059 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jehu compares
1,059 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jehu's all-time total is 187% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jehu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,059 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jehu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jehu's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jehu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Jehu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (258 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Jehu's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jehu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 55
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 258 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jehu compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jehu's total volume
Jehu by state
Where Jehu concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 75 | 7.1% |
92 of 1,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jehu's data
- Jehu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jehus (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jehu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jehu draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.