Unisex name · since 1976
Jihan
613 babies named Jihan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,574 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jihan is the #13574 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 613 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Jihan recorded 613 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #13574 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #10,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,574 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 613 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jihan ranks #10,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,574 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 613 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,574 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jihan's 613 recorded births place it above 85.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jihan compares
613 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jihan's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jihan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 613 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jihan splits its recorded history at 1998: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jihan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jihan popularity over time - boys
127 total births recorded since 2003 (Jihan as boys' name)
Jihan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (300 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Jihan's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
300 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 300 births (49% of all-time use).
How Jihan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jihan's total volume
Jihan by state
Where Jihan concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 53 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.8% |
53 of 613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jihan's data
- Jihan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jihans (53 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 Jihan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jihan 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.