girls:
597 births since 1976
#5119 (10th percentile)
boys:
103 births since 2003
#4483 (2nd percentile)
overall:
700 births since 1976
#7039 (9th percentile)
The name Jihan is the #7,039 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 700 recorded births since 1976. This represents the 9.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,119 (10.4% percentile) for all time with 597 births since 1976. For boys, it ranks #4,483 (2.2% percentile) for all time with 103 births since 2003.
Jihan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1976 (1976 for girls and 2003 for boys). Birth data for Jihan is available in 45 out of the 48 years between 1976 and 2023 (43 years for girls and 16 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Jihan has been given predominantly to girls, with 85.3% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 46.2% of babies named Jihan were girls.
For girls, Jihan reached its peak popularity in 1982, achieving the 6.8% percentile (ranked #739) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 1982, with 33 births per million (ranked 6.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jihan ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 10.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jihan reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #900) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jihan ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 69.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jihan".
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Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Jihan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 32.4% confident that Jihan is pronounced as jih-HAHN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is jee-HAHN, at 29.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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