Jihad
Meaning
"struggle, striving, effort"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #4,652
- Total SSA Count
- 22
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Ji
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"struggle, striving, effort"
Origin: Arabic
"right hand"
Origin: Hebrew
Yamin is more popular, ranked #4496 vs #4652 for Jihad.
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Yamin is more popular, ranked #4496 compared to Jihad at #4652 in the United States.
Jihad means "struggle, striving, effort" (Arabic origin). Yamin means "right hand" (Hebrew origin).
Jihad is primarily a boy name. Yamin is primarily a boy name.