Recorded 1992–2011 Girls' name Peak 1994 179 births

Jahnay — girls' name

179 babies named Jahnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s772000s962010s6
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jahnay was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jahnay in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahnay

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Jahnay between 1992 and 2011, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahnay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahnay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahnay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahnay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahnay 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 179 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.

Jahnay at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

179

Since 1992

20 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1992

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jahnay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1992

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2011200720042001199819951992 6

Jahnay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 54% of Jahnay's all-time total
1990s772000s962010s6

Jahnay by state

Where Jahnay concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahnay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 10.1%
New York share of Jahnay's total US births 10.1%

18 of 179 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahnay?
179 babies have been named Jahnay since 1992. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Jahnay most popular?
Jahnay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jahnay most popular?
The top states for the name Jahnay are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Jahnay been used?
Jahnay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 20 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jahnay?
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, 1992–2011 (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.