US rank #4846 Boys' name Peak 2017 160 births

Jiyan — #4846 US boys' name

160 babies named Jiyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s892020s71
#4846
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jiyan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jiyan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jiyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Jiyan between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jiyan currently holds the #4846 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jiyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jiyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jiyan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jiyan 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 160 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.

Jiyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2017

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,846

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jiyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
25
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
051015202530 20242023202220212020201920182017201620142013 7

Jiyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 56% of Jiyan's all-time total
2010s892020s71

Jiyan by state

Where Jiyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jiyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
13 8.1%
New Jersey share of Jiyan's total US births 8.1%

13 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiyan?
160 babies have been named Jiyan since 2013. It currently ranks #4846 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 25 births.
When was Jiyan most popular?
Jiyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Jiyan most popular?
The top states for the name Jiyan are New Jersey (13 births).
How long has the name Jiyan been used?
Jiyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jiyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiyaan, Jiyansh, Jiyon. 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, 2013–2024 (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.