Jehan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-HAHN
- Origin
- Persian
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Jehan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “world”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Jehan mean?
Persian: from Persian jahan; also an old French spelling of John
“world”
From Persian jahan 'world', as in the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; Jehan is also an old French spelling of John.
Is Jehan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jehan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jehan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 4 boys.
Jehan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Jehan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 9,710th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Jehan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had more boys named Jehan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Jehan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jehan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Jehan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arjan, Aarav, Vihaan, Jeevan, Avyaan, Armaan, Yuvraj, Gurman, Ayaan, Krishiv, Shivansh, Ivaan
Names related to Jehan
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jehan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jehan, updated 20 October 2026.