Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Josaphat.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Jehoshaphat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jehoshaphat, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Josaphat.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Jehoshaphat
The earliest SSA record of Jehoshaphat as a baby boy name dates back to 2019, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Jehoshaphat — #8,250 in the national rankings. About 77% of every Jehoshaphat on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Jehoshaphat last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Jehoshaphat's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Jehoshaphat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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