Is Jihad a boy or girl name?

Jihad is a boy’s name. Of the 2,063 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Jihad

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Jihad was most popular in 2000, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,093 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,063 people named Jihad.

Jihad over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jihad’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jihad a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jihad is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,063 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Jihad

Where Jihad is most concentrated

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

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