Boys' name · since 2008

Ihan

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 219 babies named Ihan, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,401 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,503 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade

219 babies have been named Ihan since 2008, making it today's #3503 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Ihan recorded 219 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #3503 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.

  • #12,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,503 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 219 born since 2008
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihan ranks #12,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,503 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 219 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.

#12,401 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,503 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
219
born since 2008
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.8%
Ihan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ihan's 219 recorded births place it above 72.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Ihan compares

219 40th percentile among 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

Ihan's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ihan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 219 369 358,536
Peak-year births 33 34 22,252

Ihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ihan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ihan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
33
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
010203040 200820122014201620182020202220242025 33

Ihan by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (128 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Ihan's strongest decade.

128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Ihan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 128 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ihan by state

Where Ihan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ihan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 5.9%
Texas share of Ihan's total US births 5.9%

13 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ihan?
Ihan has been given to 219 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,401 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,503 of 13,930. 33 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Ihan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihan ranks #12,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,503 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ihan most popular?
Ihan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ihan most popular?
The top states for the name Ihan are Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Ihan been used?
Records for Ihan go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ihan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iham, Ihab, Ihaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ihan's data

  • Texas records the most Ihans (13 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 Ihan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2025 (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 Ihan 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.