Boys' name · since 1951
Jhan
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 211 babies named Jhan, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jhan is the #9846 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 211 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhan has been recorded 211 times among boys since 1951, currently ranked #9846 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #12,627 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,846 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 1951
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhan ranks #12,627 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,846 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 211 born since 1951, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,627 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1951
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhan's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jhan compares
211 39th 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
Jhan's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jhan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jhan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jhan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1952 (Jhan as girls' name)
Jhan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Jhan's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (32% of all-time use).
Jhan by state
Where Jhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 5.7% |
12 of 211 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jhan's data
- Jhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jhans (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Jhan 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.