The baby name Jehan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced juh-HAHN (English approximation),dʒəˈhɑːn (IPA, Persian/Urdu),ʒəˈhɑ̃ (IPA, medieval French).
The baby name Jehan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced juh-HAHN (English approximation),dʒəˈhɑːn (IPA, Persian/Urdu),ʒəˈhɑ̃ (IPA, medieval French).
Jehan is French, Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Jehan carries two distinct traditions. In medieval France it was the common Old French spelling of Jean, ultimately from Latin Iohannes via Greek Ioannes and Hebrew Yochanan, “Yahweh is gracious.” It appears widely in 12th to 15th century records across Normandy and Île-de-France, borne by figures such as the poet Jehan de Lescurel and the architect Jehan de Chelles. Spelling gradually shifted to Jean/Jeanne from the 16th century, leaving Jehan as an archaic, sometimes revived, form.
In Persianate and Arabic-Urdu contexts, Jehan represents a transliteration of جهان (jahān), “world, universe,” used alone or in compounds (e.g., Nur Jahan, Shah Jahan). This line yields variants Jahan, Jihan (Arabic/Turkish), and Cihan (Turkish). Cross-cultural relatives of the Hebrew-derived line include Jean, Jeanne, John, Johan, Ian, Sean, and Ivan. Depending on lineage, Jehan can mean “God is gracious” or “the world.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #99 | 4 | 2,130 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #120 | 10 | 3,533 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| JO | 0 | #127 | 11 | 2,158 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #137 | 350 | 7,570 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PS | 0 | #206 | 13 | 5,692 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #220 | 128 | 7,678 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #245 | 361 | 10,981 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| IL | 0 | #260 | 15 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #266 | 30 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #269 | 48 | 15,378 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #279 | 253 | 11,303 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #285 | 6 | 2,910 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #300 | 1,451 | 14,742 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| EG | 0 | #342 | 59 | 6,387 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 759 | 25,931 |
| YE | 0 | #342 | 40 | 8,639 | |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #348 | 49 | 15,987 |
| France | Girls | 1983 | #356 | 3 | 1,705 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #357 | 6 | 8,539 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 296 | 11,648 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #363 | 28 | 13,098 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| SY | 0 | #369 | 465 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #372 | 144 | 19,177 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #381 | 9 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| BH | 0 | #445 | 109 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #456 | 98 | 20,968 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| LY | 0 | #467 | 69 | 12,703 | |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #549 | 28 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| LB | 0 | #610 | 49 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #615 | 53 | 13,071 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #672 | 36 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #743 | 27 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #777 | 9 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #814 | 25 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #815 | 67 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #866 | 21 | 15,035 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #876 | 218 | 22,615 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #892 | 29 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #907 | 6 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #917 | 78 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #939 | 17 | 5,933 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #960 | 780 | 28,008 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #991 | 121 | 25,439 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,090 | 39 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,156 | 56 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,160 | 19 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
Jehan is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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