Jahangir
Jahangir or Jangir is a Persian male given name. Jahan means world or universe, while Gir means conqueror. In the Turkish language, its form is Cihangir. In many English speaking countries, Jahangir can also be spelled as Zhangir or Jangear.
Meaning & Origin of Jahangir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jahangir or Jangir is a Persian male given name. Jahan means world or universe, while Gir means conqueror. In the Turkish language, its form is Cihangir. In many English speaking countries, Jahangir can also be spelled as Zhangir or Jangear.
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The Story of Jahangir
Jahangir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2024, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 6 Jahangirs were born — ranking #10,889 that year. As of 2026, Jahangir ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Jahangirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Jahangir
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- Jahangir (1569-1627), 4th Mughal emperor of India
- Jahangir II (1703-1746), claimant to the Mughal throne
- Jahangir III , Paduspanid ruler
- Jahangir IV (died 1598), Paduspanid ruler
- Cihangir Ghaffari (born 1940), Iranian actor
- Jahangir Hasanzade (born 1979), Azerbaijani footballer
- Salqam Jangir Khan (1610-1652), khan of the Kazakh Khanate
- Jahangir Khoja (1788-1828), Uyghur rebel against Qing rule in Kashgar
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About the name Jahangir
Jahangir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2024 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Jahangir's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #10,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Jahangir'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 .
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