Total births
33
Recorded 2001–2005 Boys' name Peak 2002 33 births
Jahem — boys' name
33 babies named Jahem in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Jahem was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
9 babies were named Jahem in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jahem
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jahem between 2001 and 2005, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jahem 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 33 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.
Jahem at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Jahem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2001
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Jahem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 33 births that decade — 100% of Jahem's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jahem? ▼
33 babies have been named Jahem since 2001. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Jahem most popular? ▼
Jahem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Jahem been used? ▼
Jahem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 5 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jahem? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Jahem
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Jaheim Boy
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Jahmir Boy
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Jahir Boy
#1452 2,748 births
Jahlil Boy
#2763 2,417 births
Jahari Boy
#2028 1,774 births
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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, 2001–2005 (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.