Boys' name · since 1986
Jahlil
2,468 babies named Jahlil in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahlil currently ranks #2591 among boys' names in America, with 2,468 babies recorded since 1986.
Jahlil has 2,468 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2591 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #2,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,591 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,468 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahlil ranks #2,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,591 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,468 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahlil's 2,468 recorded births place it above 93.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jahlil compares
2,468 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jahlil's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahlil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahlil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahlil's full recorded timeline at 2006, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 112 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahlil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jahlil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (891 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Jahlil's strongest decade.
891 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jahlil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
450 births
- 2000s
2000s
683 births
- 2010s
2010s
891 births
- 2020s
2020s
395 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 891 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jahlil 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 Jahlil's total volume
Jahlil by state
Where Jahlil concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 343 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 309 | 12.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 157 | 6.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 117 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 80 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 79 | 3.2% |
| #7 | California | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 67 | 2.7% |
343 of 2,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Jahlil appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jahlil's data
- Jahlil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (891 total births) through the 2020s (395) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jahlils (343 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 Jahlil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Jahlil 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.