Unisex name · since 1971
Jahan
832 babies named Jahan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,961 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 832
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahan currently ranks #2961 among unisex names in America, with 832 babies recorded since 1971.
Jahan has 832 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2961 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,961 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 832 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahan ranks #5,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 832 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,961 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 832
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahan's 832 recorded births place it above 87.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jahan compares
832 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Jahan's all-time total is 125% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 832 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jahan popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1982 (Jahan as girls' name)
Jahan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (229 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Jahan's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
229 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 229 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jahan 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 Jahan's total volume
Jahan by state
Where Jahan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 11.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 0.8% |
92 of 832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahan's data
- Jahan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jahans (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jahan 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.