Jihad
Jihad is used as a given name. People with the name Jihad, Jihaad, or Jehad include:
- Arabic
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 96 births, good for #1,334 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Jihads. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,127 among baby boy names 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
Variants & Related Forms of Jihad
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jihad. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jihad
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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 .
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.