Jehu
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Jehu is a strong, biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is He"
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/xeu/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Jehu is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country.
- PEPeru≈1 in 113K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 343K
- CMCameroon≈1 in 45K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 106 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 45K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,500 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Cameroon, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Jehu is a strong, biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is He." While most famously associated with a zealous king of Israel, this lesser-known Jehu appears in the genealogies of Judah, offering a unique and historic choice for parents seeking a name with deep religious roots but less common usage.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Where in the world(measured from records)
Jehu counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG Nigeria | ≈1,500 est. | ≈1 in 141K | — | Jehu | 16 |
| US United States | 971 | 1 in 343K | 964 | Jehu | 106 |
| PH Philippines | ≈730 est. | ≈1 in 150K | — | Jehu | 21 |
| CM Cameroon | ≈620 est. | ≈1 in 45K | — | Jehu | 5 |
| PE Peru | ≈280 est. | ≈1 in 113K | — | Jehu | 28 |
| GT Guatemala | ≈200 est. | ≈1 in 88K | — | Jehu | 10 |
| SV El Salvador | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 59K | — | Jehu | 9 |
| GY Guyana | 13 | 1 in 58K | 13 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Jehu is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The name Jehu is a theophoric name meaning "Yahweh is He," which serves as a declaration of faith in the God of Israel. It combines 'Yeho' (a form of Yahweh) and 'hu' (the pronoun 'he'), asserting that Yahweh is the one true God.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Derived from the Hebrew name יֵהוּא (Yēhû'), Jehu means "Yahweh is He". The name is a combination of the divine element 'Yeho-', a shortened form of the Tetragrammaton YHWH (Yahweh), and the pronoun 'hû' (he).
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Jehu means "Yahweh is He" in Hebrew, combining 'Yeho' (a form of the divine name Yahweh) and 'hu' (meaning 'he').
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Jehu serves as an instrument of divine judgment against idolatry, specifically the cult of Baal introduced by Jezebel, though his own legacy is marred by political violence and failure to fully return to pure Yahwism.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
He exemplifies the prophetic duty to speak truth to power, challenging kings on their spiritual fidelity and political alliances regardless of the consequences.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Jehu Davisb. 1738USAmerican politician (1738-1802)
- Jehu Grubbb. 1781USAmerican politician
- Jehu Jonesb. 1786USLutheran minister (1786-1852)
- Jehu Glancy Jonesb. 1811USAmerican politician (1811–1878)
- Jehu Bakerb. 1822USAmerican politician (1822-1903)
- Jehu Amaziah Orrb. 1828USAmerican politician (1828-1921)
- Arthur Jehu Stanley, Jr.b. 1901USUnited States federal judge
- Jehu Chiapasb. 1985MXMexican footballer
- Boi-1dab. 1986CAnot in their usual nameJamaican-Canadian record producer (born 1986)
- Jehu Chessonb. 1993LRAmerican-football player (1993-)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 41 sources across 25 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 964 | #12,718 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 35 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2015 | 33 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2019 | 32 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 32 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 31 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2011 | 31 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2013 | 30 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2009 | 28 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2008 | 28 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2005 | 28 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2023 | 25 | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Jehu come from?
- Jehu is a strong, biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is He." While most famously associated with a zealous king of Israel, this lesser-known Jehu appears in the genealogies of Judah, offer… Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What are other forms of the name Jehu?
- In the etymology graph, Hieu and Yehu are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Jehu?
- A machine transcription gives /xeu/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- Is Jehu a male or female name?
- Jehu is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Jehu mean?
- Recorded meaning: Jehu is a strong, biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is He."
- In which country does Jehu have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.5 thousand people named Jehu in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jehu.
- How common is the name Jehu?
- In the United States, the national register counted 971 people named Jehu in 2020, about 1 in 343 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Jehu?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/jehuThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jehu”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.