Is Jahan a boy or girl name?

Jahan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 877 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Jahan

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Jahan was most popular in 2025, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,675 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 877 people named Jahan.

Jahan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jahan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jahan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jahan is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 877 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jahan

Where Jahan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org