Jehan
Jehan is a predominantly male given name. It is the old orthography of Jean in Old French, and is rarely given anymore. It is also a variant of the Persian name Jahan in some South Asian languages.
Meaning & Origin of Jehan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jehan is a predominantly male given name. It is the old orthography of Jean in Old French, and is rarely given anymore. It is also a variant of the Persian name Jahan in some South Asian languages.
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The Story of Jehan
As a girl name
Jehan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1976, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 27 Jehans were born — ranking #3,483 that year. As of 2026, Jehan ranks #13,792 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 347 Jehans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jehan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Jehans were born — ranking #7,613 that year. As of 2026, Jehan ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 149 Jehans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jehan
Jehan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 347 births in the dataset. Jehan's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Jehan'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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