Unisex name · since 1943
Jani
Jani has 1,659 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,659
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jani currently ranks #7555 among unisex names in America, with 1,659 babies recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Jani recorded 1,659 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #7555 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #5,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,555 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,659 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jani ranks #5,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,555 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,659 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,555 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,659
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jani's 1,659 recorded births place it above 92.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jani compares
1,659 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Jani's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jani splits its recorded history at 1984: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Jani popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 1997 (Jani as boys' name)
Jani by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (370 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Jani's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
298 births
- 1960s
1960s
370 births
- 1970s
1970s
207 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 370 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jani's total volume
Jani by state
Where Jani concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.3% |
59 of 1,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jani's data
- Jani's decade-level peak was the 1960s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janis (59 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Jani 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.