Recorded 1994–2022 Girls' name Peak 2003 256 births

Jahnia — girls' name

256 babies named Jahnia in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s1592010s542020s6
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jahnia was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jahnia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahnia

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Jahnia between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahnia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahnia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jahnia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jahnia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahnia 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 256 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.

Jahnia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

256

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2003

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jahnia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 202220152012200920062003200019971994 6

Jahnia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
159 births that decade — 62% of Jahnia's all-time total
1990s372000s1592010s542020s6

Jahnia by state

Where Jahnia concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jahnia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.3%
#2 Florida
6 2.3%
New York share of Jahnia's total US births 4.3%
Even split

11 of 256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahnia?
256 babies have been named Jahnia since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 25 births.
When was Jahnia most popular?
Jahnia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jahnia most popular?
The top states for the name Jahnia are New York (11 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Jahnia been used?
Jahnia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jahnia?
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, 1994–2022 (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.