Boys' name · since 2003
Jihoon
Jihoon has 13 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jihoon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jihoon has been recorded 13 times among boys since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2008.
- #32,159 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jihoon ranks #32,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jihoon's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jihoon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jihoon's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jihoon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Jihoon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Jihoon's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jihoon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jihoon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2003–2008 (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 Jihoon 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.