Recorded 1995–2017 Unisex name Peak 1996 109 births

Jahnai — unisex name

109 babies named Jahnai in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s422010s33
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jahnai was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jahnai in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahnai

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Jahnai between 1995 and 2017, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahnai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Jahnai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2008.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahnai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahnai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahnai 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 109 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.

Jahnai at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

109

Since 1995

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1995

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jahnai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1995

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1996)
18
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20172012201020072005200119991995 9

Jahnai popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 2008 (Jahnai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201920102008 6

Jahnai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 39% of Jahnai's all-time total
1990s342000s422010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahnai?
109 babies have been named Jahnai since 1995. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1996 with 18 births.
When was Jahnai most popular?
Jahnai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Jahnai a unisex name?
Yes, Jahnai is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 109 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Jahnai been used?
Jahnai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 23 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jahnai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, 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, 1995–2017 (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.