Girls' name · since 1934
Jaci
Jaci has 5,154 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,154
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,154 babies have been named Jaci since 1934, making it today's #2909 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaci recorded 5,154 times among girls since 1934, holding rank #2909 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #2,522 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,909 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,154 born since 1934
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaci ranks #2,522 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,909 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,154 born since 1934, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,522 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,909 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,154
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaci's 5,154 recorded births place it above 96.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaci compares
5,154 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jaci's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,154 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaci splits its recorded history at 1986: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 221 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Jaci by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,703 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Jaci's strongest decade.
1,703 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jaci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 176
1950s
176 births
- 1960s 242
1960s
242 births
- 1970s 287
1970s
287 births
- 1980s 396
1980s
396 births
- 1990s
1990s
921 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,703 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,033 births
- 2020s 370
2020s
370 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,703 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jaci compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaci's total volume
Jaci by state
Where Jaci concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 849 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 401 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 233 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 104 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 86 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 78 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 74 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 69 | 1.3% |
849 of 5,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Jaci appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaci's data
- Jaci's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,703 total births); usage has since declined to 370 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jacis (849 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1934–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jaci draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.