Girls' name · since 1880
Jannie
Jannie has 14,829 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,459 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,829
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
14,829 babies have been named Jannie since 1880, making it today's #9459 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jannie recorded 14,829 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #9459 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,459 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,829 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jannie ranks #1,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,459 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,829 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #1,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,459 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,829
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jannie's 14,829 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
How Jannie compares
14,829 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jannie's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jannie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 281 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jannie's full recorded timeline at 1951, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 281 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jannie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 281
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jannie popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1915 (Jannie as boys' name)
Jannie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (2,540 births, 17% of the file).
1940s was Jannie's strongest decade.
2,540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 257
1880s
257 births
- 1890s 547
1890s
547 births
- 1900s 879
1900s
879 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,795 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,478 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,103 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,540 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,017 births
- 1960s 901
1960s
901 births
- 1970s 421
1970s
421 births
- 1980s 337
1980s
337 births
- 1990s 231
1990s
231 births
- 2000s 184
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 2,540 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jannie 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 Jannie's total volume
Jannie by state
Where Jannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 3,089 | 20.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,212 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 1,128 | 7.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,092 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 1,084 | 7.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 702 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 443 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 397 | 2.7% |
3,089 of 14,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jannie appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jannie's data
- Jannie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (2,540 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Jannies (3,089 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Jannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jannie 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.