Jihad
Jihad was the 4612th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1248th; the most babies were born in 2000 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 790 places. More babies were named Jihad in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,612 boys, up 168 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200096 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,063babies recorded
Jihad popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,612 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,780 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,490 | 31 |
| 2000 | #1,337 | 96 |
| 1990 | #1,918 | 40 |
| 1980 | #2,889 | 16 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jihad, counting every spelling?
Jihad has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jihad?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jihad (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jihad 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jihad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jihad?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Jihad are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 34. That makes Jihad 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.
Jihad by state
How common Jihad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Jihad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jihad, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jihad
How popular is the name Jihad?
Jihad was the 4612th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1248th; the most babies were born in 2000 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 790 places. More babies were named Jihad in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jihad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jihad in the US.
Where is Jihad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jihad was most common in New Jersey (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.