US rank #11007 Boys' name Peak 2005 385 births

Jahn — #11007 US boys' name

385 babies named Jahn in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51950s111960s421970s511980s471990s512000s1022010s502020s21
#11007
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Jahn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jahn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahn

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Jahn between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahn currently holds the #11007 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jahn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahn 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 385 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.

Jahn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

385

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,007

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jahn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
05101520 20242013200519971986197419641918 5

Jahn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
102 births that decade — 26% of Jahn's all-time total
1910s51920s51950s111960s421970s511980s471990s512000s1022010s502020s21

Jahn by state

Where Jahn concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.3%
Florida share of Jahn's total US births 1.3%

5 of 385 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahn?
385 babies have been named Jahn since 1918. It currently ranks #11007 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Jahn most popular?
Jahn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jahn most popular?
The top states for the name Jahn are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jahn been used?
Jahn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jahn?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.