Girls' name · since 1970
Jannah
Jannah has 2,558 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,558
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jannah is the #1519 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,558 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Jannah recorded 2,558 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1519 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,519 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,558 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannah ranks #3,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,519 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,558 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,558
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jannah's 2,558 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jannah compares
2,558 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jannah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,558 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jannah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (878 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Jannah's strongest decade.
878 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 265
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
576 births
- 2010s
2010s
878 births
- 2020s
2020s
663 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 878 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jannah 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 Jannah's total volume
Jannah by state
Where Jannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 225 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 196 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 169 | 6.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 161 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 133 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 107 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 59 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 56 | 2.2% |
225 of 2,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Jannah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jannah's data
- Jannah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (878 total births) through the 2020s (663) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jannahs (225 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 Jannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jannah 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.