Boys' name · since 1992
Ihab
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Ihab, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ihab sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Ihab recorded 23 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2002.
- #27,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihab ranks #27,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ihab's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ihab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ihab's full recorded timeline at 1998, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ihab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2002
- Peak year (1992)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Ihab by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).
1990s was Ihab's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ihab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Ihab's decade-level peak was the 1990s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ihab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1992–2002 (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 Ihab 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.