Jihad
Jihad is used as a given name. People with the name Jihad, Jihaad, or Jehad include:
Meaning & Origin of Jihad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jihad is used as a given name. People with the name Jihad, Jihaad, or Jehad include:
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The Story of Jihad
Jihad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 96 Jihads were born — ranking #1,334 that year. As of 2026, Jihad ranks #4,127 for baby boys with 26 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 2K Jihads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jihad
Jihad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jihad's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Jihad'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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