US rank #6878 Boys' name Peak 2010 204 births

Jhan — #6878 US boys' name

204 babies named Jhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s291990s242000s672010s562020s28
#6878
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jhan was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jhan in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Jhan between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhan currently holds the #6878 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jhan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jhan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhan 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 204 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.

Jhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

204

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,878

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jhan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 20242019201220082003199819561951 5

Jhan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1952 (Jhan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1952 5

Jhan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 33% of Jhan's all-time total
1950s291990s242000s672010s562020s28

Jhan by state

Where Jhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 5.9%
New York share of Jhan's total US births 5.9%

12 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhan?
204 babies have been named Jhan since 1951. It currently ranks #6878 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 12 births.
When was Jhan most popular?
Jhan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jhan most popular?
The top states for the name Jhan are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Jhan been used?
Jhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhalil, Jhase, Jhamir, Jhayden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1951–2024 (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.