Recorded 1978–1999 Boys' name Peak 1992 147 births

Jigar — boys' name

147 babies named Jigar in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s601990s75
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jigar was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jigar in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jigar

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Jigar between 1978 and 1999, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jigar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jigar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jigar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jigar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jigar 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 147 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.

Jigar at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

147

Since 1978

22 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1978

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jigar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1978

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 19991996199319901987198319801978 6

Jigar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 51% of Jigar's all-time total
1970s121980s601990s75

Jigar by state

Where Jigar concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jigar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.4%
Illinois share of Jigar's total US births 3.4%

5 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jigar?
147 babies have been named Jigar since 1978. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Jigar most popular?
Jigar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Jigar most popular?
The top states for the name Jigar are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Jigar been used?
Jigar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 22 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jigar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jigme, Jiggs. 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, 1978–1999 (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.