US rank #12755 Boys' name Peak 1994 416 births

Jahad — #12755 US boys' name

416 babies named Jahad in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#12755
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jahad was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jahad in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahad

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Jahad between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahad currently holds the #12755 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahad performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jahad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jahad in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 416 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

416

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1994

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,755

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jahad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
25
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
051015202530 20242016200820031998199319881983 6

Jahad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
160 births that decade — 38% of Jahad's all-time total
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Jahad by state

Where Jahad concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jahad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
89 21.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 1.4%
New Jersey share of Jahad's total US births 21.4%
Even split

89 of 416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahad?
416 babies have been named Jahad since 1983. It currently ranks #12755 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 25 births.
When was Jahad most popular?
Jahad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jahad most popular?
The top states for the name Jahad are New Jersey (89 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Jahad been used?
Jahad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jahad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.