Boys' name · since 1993
Jahson
Jahson has 328 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,530 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahson currently ranks #8530 among boys' names in America, with 328 babies recorded since 1993.
Jahson has 328 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8530 as of the latest data, more common than 39% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #10,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,530 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 328 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahson ranks #10,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,530 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 328 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,530 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahson's 328 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Jahson compares
328 47th percentile among 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
Jahson's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 328 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahson's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jahson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jahson's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jahson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (45% of all-time use).
Jahson by state
Where Jahson concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahson's data
- Jahson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Jahsons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Jahson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jahson 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.