Jachin
Jachin is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Jachin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jachin is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Jachin
Jachin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 26 births, good for #3,885 nationwide. About 32% of every Jachin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jachin ranks #7,673 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 500 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jachin
Jachin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 500 births in the dataset. Jachin's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #3,885. Use the chart and map above to compare Jachin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.