Jachin
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "He will establish".
Name Census estimates that about 477 living Americans carry the first name Jachin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jachin today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jachin births was 2011 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jachin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jachin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
477
~ 1 in 718,563 Americans
Peak year
2011
26 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,443
Tracked since 1975
Census
Jachin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 398 people with the first name Jachin, which placed it at #24,271 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,271
National first-name rank
People counted
398
398 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jachin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jachin is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jachin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jachin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.0% · 203
- Black or African American23.6% · 94
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.3% · 37
- Two or more races7.5% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 6
Popularity
Jachin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jachin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 159 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jachin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jachin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jachin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jachin
The name Jachin is of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical Hebrew word "yakhin" meaning "he will establish". It first appeared in the Old Testament of the Bible, referring to one of the two pillars erected at the entrance to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, around the 10th century BC.
In 1 Kings 7:21, the Bible states: "And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz." The name Jachin, along with Boaz, symbolized the strength and stability of God's temple and His presence among the Israelites.
The earliest recorded usage of Jachin as a personal name dates back to the 5th century BC, during the time of the Babylonian exile. It is mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah as the name of a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem after the exile.
In the Middle Ages, the name Jachin was occasionally used among Jewish communities, particularly in Europe. One notable bearer was Jachin of England, a Jewish scholar and financier who lived in the 12th century and served as a moneylender to King Henry II.
During the Renaissance period, the name Jachin gained some popularity among Christian families, likely due to its biblical connections. One notable bearer was Jachin Boyman (1554-1625), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life paintings.
In the 17th century, the name Jachin was used by some Puritans in New England, as they were fond of drawing names from the Bible. One example is Jachin Upham (1633-1687), an early settler of Massachusetts and a Puritan minister.
Another notable bearer of the name was Jachin Hankyn (1642-1719), a Welsh Baptist minister and author who played a significant role in the development of the Baptist movement in Wales during the late 17th century.
While less common today, the name Jachin continues to be used occasionally in various cultures and religions, particularly those with a strong connection to the Bible or the Hebrew language.
People
Jachin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jachin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jachin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jachin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 477 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jachin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 718,563 US residents.
Is Jachin a common name?
We classify Jachin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 485 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jachin most popular?
The single biggest year for Jachin was 2011, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jachin is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jachin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 398 people with the name Jachin, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,271 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jachin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jachin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jachin leans strongly male. 394 people counted with this name were male (98.5%), compared with 6 female bearers (1.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jachin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jachin is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jachin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jachin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.0% (203 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jachin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jachin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jachin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jachin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jachin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jachin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jachin as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jachin, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.