Name Legacy

Jihan

Recorded 1976–2025 · United States

Jihan was most popular in 1982, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,920 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 740 people named Jihan.

Most popular in1982
Rank that year#2,920
Births that year59
Total since 1880740
Given to83% girls

Jihan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jihan’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jihan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jihan is mostly a girl’s name — 82.8% of the 740 Americans given it were girls and 17.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 48% girls and 52% 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.

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Where Jihan 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