Is Jehu a boy or girl name?

Jehu is a boy’s name. Of the 1,059 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jehu

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Jehu was most popular in 2024, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,159 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,059 people named Jehu.

Jehu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jehu’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jehu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jehu is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,059 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jehu

Where Jehu is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org