Boys' name · since 1990
Jahir
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 2,842 babies named Jahir, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahir currently ranks #1740 among boys' names in America, with 2,842 babies recorded since 1990.
Jahir has 2,842 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1740 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,740 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,842 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahir ranks #2,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,740 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,842 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahir's 2,842 recorded births place it above 94.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jahir compares
2,842 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jahir's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 215 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahir's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 215, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 215
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jahir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,108 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jahir's strongest decade.
1,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,108 births
- 2010s
2010s
992 births
- 2020s
2020s
643 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,108 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jahir 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 Jahir's total volume
Jahir by state
Where Jahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 482 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 427 | 15.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 168 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 160 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 133 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 118 | 4.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 82 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 67 | 2.4% |
482 of 2,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jahir appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jahir's data
- Jahir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,108 total births) through the 2020s (643) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jahirs (482 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Jahir 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.