Boys' name · since 1975
Jahi
Jahi has 850 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,937 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahi currently ranks #9937 among boys' names in America, with 850 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahi has been recorded 850 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #9937 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,937 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 850 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahi ranks #5,697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,937 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 850 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,937 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahi's 850 recorded births place it above 87.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jahi compares
850 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Jahi's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 850 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahi's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jahi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (244 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Jahi's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 244 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jahi 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 Jahi's total volume
Jahi by state
Where Jahi concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
48 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahi's data
- Jahi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahis (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Jahi 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.