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Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Jahan

Gender Unisex · 5% girls Rank 2025 #2,957 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

A transliteration of the Persian unisex given name جهان (jahân).

Rank 2025
#2,957
among boys · ↑284 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Jahan · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
49 babies
All-time total
877
#5,769 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Jahan popularity over time

877 babies have been named Jahan since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 36 36 4 – #3,703
1980s 15 97 112 11 +211% #3,551
1990s – 104 104 10 -7% #3,517
2000s 10 166 176 18 +69% #3,846
2010s 6 229 235 24 +34% #2,859
2020s (to 2025) 14 200 214 36 +52% #2,957

Where Jahan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 46 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Jahan

Jahan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,957 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 877 American babies have been named Jahan, about 95% boys and 5% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jahan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jahan?

The median living Jahan is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 29. An estimated 900 people named Jahan are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jahan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,434 42 #2,957
2024 – – 37 #3,241
2023 – – 32 #3,589
2022 – – 32 #3,562
2021 7 #12,732 30 #3,684
2020 – – 27 #3,863
2019 – – 27 #3,942
2018 – – 42 #2,859
2017 – – 32 #3,481
2016 – – 22 #4,529
2015 6 #15,255 8 #9,083
2014 – – 19 #4,952
2013 – – 25 #4,003
2012 – – 20 #4,770
2011 – – 21 #4,568
2010 – – 13 #6,502
2009 – – 24 #4,209
2008 – – 14 #6,208
2007 – – 19 #4,881
2006 5 #18,270 16 #5,399
2005 – – 16 #5,134
2004 – – 10 #7,198
2003 – – 15 #5,134
2002 5 #16,480 22 #3,846
2001 – – 14 #5,238
2000 – – 16 #4,669
1995 – – 12 #4,924
1990 – – 8 #6,069
1985 – – 8 #4,879
1980 – – 6 #5,832
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
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Famous people named Jahan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jahan Shah Jahan Shah Padishah-i Iran 1397–1467 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jahan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jahan?

The median living Jahan is about 14 years old. Half of all living Jahans are between 6 and 29 years old.

How many people named Jahan are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Jahan are alive in the United States, based on 877 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jahan mean?

A transliteration of the Persian unisex given name جهان (jahân).

How popular is the name Jahan in 2025?

Jahan ranked #2,957 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jahan?

877 babies have been named Jahan in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jahan most popular?

Jahan peaked in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Jahan a boy or girl name?

Jahan is used for both: about 5% of babies named Jahan have been girls and 95% boys.

Is the name Jahan rising or falling?

Jahan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jahan become more popular?

Jahan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 boys named Jahan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jahan?

Well-known people named Jahan include Jahan Shah (politician).

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