Girls' name · since 1998
Jahnavi
Jahnavi has 489 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
489 babies have been named Jahnavi since 1998, making it today's #8620 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jahnavi recorded 489 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #8620 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #12,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,620 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 489 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahnavi ranks #12,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,620 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 489 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,620 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 489
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahnavi's 489 recorded births place it above 83.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jahnavi compares
489 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Jahnavi's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahnavi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jahnavi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahnavi's full recorded timeline at 2012, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahnavi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jahnavi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (197 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Jahnavi's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jahnavi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 197 births (40% of all-time use).
Jahnavi by state
Where Jahnavi concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.0% |
30 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahnavi's data
- Jahnavi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jahnavis (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahnavi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Jahnavi 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.