Jaheim — #2359 US boys' name
4,019 babies named Jaheim in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 83% of names given to boys today.
72% of everyone ever named Jaheim was born in this single decade.
752 babies were named Jaheim in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jaheim
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,019 babies named Jaheim between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaheim currently holds the #2359 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 752 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaheim performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,911 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaheim shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 540 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaheim in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jaheim 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 4,019 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.
Jaheim at a glance
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Current rank
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Jaheim popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000
- Peak year (2002)
- 752
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #2359 among boys.
4,019 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 752 births in a single year.
Jaheim popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 2002 (Jaheim as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jaheim accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaheim by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,911 births that decade — 72% of Jaheim's all-time total
Jaheim decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,911 births
- Runner-up 812 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jaheim's strongest decade
2,911 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 72% of all-time use.
Jaheim by state
Where Jaheim concentrates geographically — total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 540 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 475 | 11.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 292 | 7.3% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 244 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 189 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 161 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 145 | 3.6% |
| #8 | California | | 138 | 3.4% |
540 of 4,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 13.4% of nationwide
- New York 11.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 7.3% of nationwide
- South Carolina 6.1% of nationwide
- Louisiana 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 27 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 13.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jaheim appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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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, 2000–2024 (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.