How Many People Are Named Jahn?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Jahn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jahn peaked in popularity in 2005 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jahn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jahn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2005
16 births
Total Registered
385
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jahn
Jahn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 385 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jahn as a male name
Ranked #11,453 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (16 births)
Jahn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jahn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 102 babies were registered. Jahn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jahn by Decade
How has Jahn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jahn by State
Jahn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jahn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jahn
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jahn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jahn?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Jahn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Jahn a common name?
Jahn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 385 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jahn most popular?
Jahn reached peak popularity in 2005, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jahn is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jahn a male name?
Jahn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jahn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jahn Smith, Jahn Johnson, Jahn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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