Boys' name · since 1982
Jah
Jah has 465 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jah currently ranks #3344 among boys' names in America, with 465 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Jah recorded 465 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #3344 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #8,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 465 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jah ranks #8,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 465 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 465
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jah's 465 recorded births place it above 81.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jah compares
465 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Jah's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 465 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jah splits its recorded history at 2011: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (225 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Jah's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
225 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 225 births (48% of all-time use).
Jah by state
Where Jah concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 18 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
19 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Jahs (19 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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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, 1982–2025 (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 Jah 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.