Boys' name · since 1978
Jigar
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Jigar, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jigar is the #10995 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 153 recorded since 1978.
Jigar has 153 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10995 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #14,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,995 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jigar ranks #14,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,995 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 153 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jigar's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Jigar compares
153 33rd 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
Jigar's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jigar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jigar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jigar's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jigar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jigar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (75 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Jigar's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jigar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (49% of all-time use).
Jigar by state
Where Jigar concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jigar's data
- Jigar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jigars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jigar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Jigar 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.