US rank #4738 Boys' name Peak 1997 2,441 births

Jajuan — #4738 US boys' name

2,441 babies named Jajuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1231980s3441990s8752000s7682010s2442020s87
#4738
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jajuan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

132 babies were named Jajuan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jajuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,441 babies named Jajuan between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jajuan currently holds the #4738 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 132 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jajuan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 875 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jajuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 191 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jajuan in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jajuan 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 2,441 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.

Jajuan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,441

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1997

132 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,738

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jajuan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
132
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
-50050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751970 8

Jajuan popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1972 (Jajuan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19751972 5

Jajuan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
875 births that decade — 36% of Jajuan's all-time total
1970s1231980s3441990s8752000s7682010s2442020s87

Jajuan by state

Where Jajuan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jajuan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
191 7.8%
#2 Illinois
139 5.7%
#3 Ohio
109 4.5%
#4 Florida
90 3.7%
#5 Georgia
60 2.5%
#6 California
51 2.1%
#7 Louisiana
51 2.1%
#8 Texas
40 1.6%
Michigan share of Jajuan's total US births 7.8%
Even split

191 of 2,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Jajuan appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jajuan?
2,441 babies have been named Jajuan since 1970. It currently ranks #4738 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 132 births.
When was Jajuan most popular?
Jajuan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 875 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Jajuan most popular?
The top states for the name Jajuan are Michigan (191 births), Illinois (139 births), Ohio (109 births).
How long has the name Jajuan been used?
Jajuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jajuan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaja, Jajaun, Jajuane. 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, 1970–2024 (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.