Jihad
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning struggle; striving in the way of god.
Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Jihad by the numbers
Jihad was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 96 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jihad. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jihanface or countenance3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jihaadvariant spelling of jihad; struggle or striving6 in the US (2017)
- Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)
- Jawadgenerous; liberal25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jahanthe world; universe32 in the US (2017)
- Jiyanlife11 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Jihad, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jihad
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