Recorded 1976–2019 Unisex name Peak 1988 347 births

Jehan — unisex name

347 babies named Jehan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s1391990s592000s482010s41
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jehan was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jehan in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jehan

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Jehan between 1976 and 2019, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jehan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Jehan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 149 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jehan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jehan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jehan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jehan 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 347 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.

Jehan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

347

Since 1976

44 years of records

Peak year

1988

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1976

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jehan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1976

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1988)
27
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
051015202530 20192010200219951990198519801976 12

Jehan popularity over time — boys

149 total births recorded since 1977 (Jehan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 149 births
4681012 202420192016201320052001199519891977 5

Jehan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
139 births that decade — 40% of Jehan's all-time total
1970s601980s1391990s592000s482010s41

Jehan by state

Where Jehan concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jehan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 2.3%
California share of Jehan's total US births 2.3%

8 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jehan?
347 babies have been named Jehan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1988 with 27 births.
When was Jehan most popular?
Jehan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jehan most popular?
The top states for the name Jehan are California (8 births).
Is Jehan a unisex name?
Yes, Jehan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 347 births, and as a boy's name it has 149 births.
How long has the name Jehan been used?
Jehan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 44 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jehan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jehilyn, Jehlani, Jehieli, Jehiely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–2019 (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.