boy's name
Jahan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,173
Jahan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Jahan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 112 |
| 1990s | 104 |
| 2000s | 176 |
| 2010s | 235 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 214 |
How popular is Jahan?
In 2025, Jahan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jahan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jahan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jahan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jahan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jahan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jahan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jahan
How popular is the name Jahan?
In 2025, Jahan was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jahan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jahan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jahan most popular?
Jahan peaked in 2025, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jahan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jahan currently ranks #1,470 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.