Boys' name · since 1969
Jihad
Jihad has 2,058 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,576 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,058
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,058 babies have been named Jihad since 1969, making it today's #4576 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jihad recorded 2,058 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #4576 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,576 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,058 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jihad ranks #3,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,576 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,058 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,576 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,058
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jihad's 2,058 recorded births place it above 92.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Jihad compares
2,058 Top 22% higher than 78% of 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
Jihad's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jihad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,058 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jihad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jihad splits its recorded history at 1999: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jihad popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jihad popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Jihad as girls' name)
Jihad by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (680 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Jihad's strongest decade.
680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jihad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
302 births
- 1990s
1990s
680 births
- 2000s
2000s
558 births
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 680 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jihad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jihad's total volume
Jihad by state
Where Jihad concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 344 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 227 | 11.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 151 | 7.3% |
| #4 | California | | 93 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 49 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.7% |
344 of 2,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jihad appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jihad's data
- Jihad's decade-level peak was the 1990s (680 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Jihads (344 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Jihad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jihad 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.