Given name
Jihan
“champion”
Jihan is used as a given name. One interpretation is “champion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “champion.”
Where it comes from
Jihan is a variant of Jahan. An origin associated with Jahan is Indian. Jihan is a variant of Jehan. An origin associated with Jehan is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jihan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 740
- 127 boys · 613 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,628 for boys · #13,965 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,628 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,174 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jihan’s family of names
Jihan has a related form in Jehan. Jihan has a related form in Jahan. Jihan has a related form in Johan m.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jihan
- Jihan AbassKenyan entrepreneur and businesswoman
- Jihan El-TahriFrench-Egyptian film directorborn 1963
- Jihane Almira ChedidIndonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, actress, modelborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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