Boys' name · since 1947
Jaun
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 546 babies named Jaun, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 546
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
546 boys have been named Jaun since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jaun has 546 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2014.
- #7,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 546 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaun ranks #7,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 546
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jaun's 546 recorded births place it above 83.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaun's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2014
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Jaun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (136 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Jaun's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 136 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jaun 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 Jaun's total volume
Jaun by state
Where Jaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 4.2% |
28 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jaun's data
- Jaun's decade-level peak was the 1980s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jauns (28 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 Jaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1947–2014 (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 Jaun 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.