Recorded 2000–2020 Girls' name Peak 2014 129 births

Jaanai — girls' name

129 babies named Jaanai in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s672010s532020s9
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jaanai was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jaanai in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaanai

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Jaanai between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaanai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaanai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jaanai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jaanai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaanai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 129 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaanai at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

129

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jaanai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2020201520122008200520012000 8

Jaanai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 52% of Jaanai's all-time total
2000s672010s532020s9

Jaanai by state

Where Jaanai concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jaanai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Jaanai's total US births 3.9%

5 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaanai?
129 babies have been named Jaanai since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Jaanai most popular?
Jaanai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jaanai most popular?
The top states for the name Jaanai are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jaanai been used?
Jaanai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jaanai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaaliyah, Jaala, Jaanvi, Jaasia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.