Jihad Boy

How popular is Jihad?

#4,538 boy name in 2025

22 baby boys were named Jihad in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.

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2,008living people named Jihad (est.)
27median age of people named Jihad
2,063babies named Jihad since 1880
1 in 150,697US babies born in 2025

Jihad popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#4,538 for boys (▲ 29 from 2024)
Babies in 202522 boys
10-year trendFalling (-21% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,774 in 2015, #4,694 in 2020
Peak year2000 (96 boys)
Highest rank#1,240 in 1994
First recorded1969
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jihad is most popular

Babies named Jihad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Jihad by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1960s6#3,934
1970s91#1,870
1980s302#1,538
1990s680#1,240
2000s558#1,331
2010s292#3,113
2020s129#3,799

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Questions

Is Jihad a boy or girl name?
Jihad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jihad were boys.
How popular is the name Jihad?
22 baby boys were named Jihad in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
When was Jihad most popular?
Jihad peaked in 2000, when 96 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,240 in 1994.
How many people are named Jihad?
2,063 babies have been named Jihad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Where is Jihad most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jihad was most common in New Jersey, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.