Unisex name · since 1997
Jahni
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Jahni, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,864 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahni is the #13864 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 170 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahni has been recorded 170 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #13864 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #21,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,864 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahni ranks #21,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,864 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 170 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,864 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahni's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jahni compares
170 34th percentile among 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
Jahni's all-time total is 55% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jahni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahni's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jahni popularity over time - boys
91 total births recorded since 1996 (Jahni as boys' name)
Jahni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (65 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Jahni's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jahni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 65 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jahni's data
- Jahni's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Jahni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Jahni 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.