Boys' name · since 1999
Jaan
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Jaan, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,754 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
151 babies have been named Jaan since 1999, making it today's #12754 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaan recorded 151 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #12754 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,754 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 151 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaan ranks #14,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,754 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 151 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,754 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaan's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jaan compares
151 33rd 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
Jaan's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 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 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jaan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Jaan's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jaan's data
- Jaan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- 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 Jaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Jaan 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.