Unisex name · since 1974
Ihsan
655 babies named Ihsan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 655
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ihsan is the #2903 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 655 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Ihsan recorded 655 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #2903 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 655 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihsan ranks #6,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 655 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 655
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ihsan's 655 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ihsan compares
655 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Ihsan's all-time total is 78% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ihsan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 655 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ihsan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ihsan's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ihsan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ihsan popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 2016 (Ihsan as girls' name)
Ihsan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Ihsan's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ihsan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ihsan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ihsan's total volume
Ihsan by state
Where Ihsan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 29 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
29 of 655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ihsan's data
- Ihsan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (181) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ihsans (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ihsan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Ihsan 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.