Jahan
Jahan was the 2957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2859th with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,126 places. More babies were named Jahan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,957 boys, up 906 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201842 babies
- Total since 1880
- 877babies recorded
Jahan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,434 | #2,957 | 7 | 42 |
| 2020 | — | #3,863 | — | 27 |
| 2010 | — | #6,502 | — | 13 |
| 2000 | — | #4,669 | — | 16 |
| 1990 | — | #6,069 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #5,832 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Jahan, counting every spelling?
Jahan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahan | 42 | #2,957 | 173 |
| Jahaan | 21 | #4,774 | 125 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jahan?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jahan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jahan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jahan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jahan?
About 800 people born in the US named Jahan are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Jahan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jahan by state
How common Jahan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jahan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jahan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jahan
How popular is the name Jahan?
Jahan was the 2957th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2859th with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,126 places. More babies were named Jahan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jahan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Jahan in the US.
Where is Jahan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jahan was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.