Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 1998 200 births

Jahid — boys' name

200 babies named Jahid in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s452000s632010s602020s27
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jahid was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jahid in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahid

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Jahid between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahid performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jahid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahid in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahid 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 200 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.

Jahid at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

200

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jahid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20232018201420092004199919921987 5

Jahid by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 32% of Jahid's all-time total
1980s51990s452000s632010s602020s27

Jahid by state

Where Jahid concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 3.0%
New Jersey share of Jahid's total US births 3.0%

6 of 200 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahid?
200 babies have been named Jahid since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Jahid most popular?
Jahid was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Jahid most popular?
The top states for the name Jahid are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Jahid been used?
Jahid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jahid?
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.

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, 1987–2023 (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.