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.
- Medieval French
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval French
The Story of Jehan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jehan as a girl name dates back to 1976, when 12 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Jehan — #3,483 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Jehans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 10 births, good for #7,613 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Jehans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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