UK boy's name
Jahangir
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jahangir is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jahangir popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3996, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 11 births.
This profile covers 30 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1996 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 36% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 30 living people in the UK are called Jahangir. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jahangir ranked #3996 for boys in England and Wales in 2017, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 11 boys were registered as Jahangir.
- • About 30 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jahangir as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3996
2017
Births in 2017
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
11 births
Estimated living
30
2026
Popularity
Jahangir over time
The chart below shows babies named Jahangir registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jahangir, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2017, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jahangir by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jahangir was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3996 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2848 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2177 | 18 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Jahangir
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jahangir: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jahangir in the UK right now?
In 2017, Jahangir was ranked #3996 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Jahangir most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 11 babies registered as Jahangir in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jahangir in the UK?
A total of 30 babies have been registered as Jahangir across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.