Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 155 births

Jandi — girls' name

155 babies named Jandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s931990s36

The verdict

155 girls have been named Jandi since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

155
total births
1971–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Jandi was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jandi in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Jandi between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jandi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jandi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jandi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jandi 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 155 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.

Jandi at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

155

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Jandi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Jandi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 60% of Jandi's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jandi?
155 babies have been named Jandi since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Jandi most popular?
Jandi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jandi been used?
Jandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Jandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, 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, 1971–1996 (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.