Recorded 1979–2011 Boys' name Peak 1993 175 births

Jehad — boys' name

175 babies named Jehad in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s491990s802000s292010s11
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jehad was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jehad in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jehad

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Jehad between 1979 and 2011, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jehad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jehad performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jehad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jehad 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 175 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.

Jehad at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

175

Since 1979

33 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1979

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jehad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1979

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 201120052000199719941991198819811979 6

Jehad by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 46% of Jehad's all-time total
1970s61980s491990s802000s292010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jehad?
175 babies have been named Jehad since 1979. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Jehad most popular?
Jehad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Jehad been used?
Jehad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 33 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jehad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jehu, Jehiel, Jehan, Jehlani, and 4 more. 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, 1979–2011 (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.