Is Jihad a boy or girl name?
Jihad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Jihad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,040 US babies named Jihad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,617
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jihad since 1969
- 2,040
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 96 babies
Boys and girls named Jihad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 680 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 557 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 292 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,169 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,777 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,171 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,049 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,717 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | #5,029 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,822 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,155 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,134 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,490 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 67 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 87 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,367 | 5 | #14,445 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 63 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,997 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,653 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,378 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,281 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,158 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,159 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jihad reached #1,248 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #14,445 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.