Recorded 1986–1997 Boys' name Peak 1986 20 births

Jiten — boys' name

20 babies named Jiten in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s10

The verdict

20 boys have been named Jiten since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

20
total births
1986–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jiten was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jiten in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jiten

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Jiten between 1986 and 1997, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jiten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jiten performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jiten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jiten 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 20 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.

Jiten at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

20

Since 1986

12 years of records

Peak year

1986

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1986

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jiten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1986

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 1997199219891986 5

Jiten by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 50% of Jiten's all-time total
1980s101990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiten?
20 babies have been named Jiten since 1986. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 5 births.
When was Jiten most popular?
Jiten was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jiten been used?
Jiten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 12 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jiten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jitsuo, Jitesh, Jitu. 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, 1986–1997 (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.