US rank #6870 Girls' name Peak 2019 165 births

Japji — #6870 US girls' name

165 babies named Japji in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s982020s67
#6870
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Japji was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

21 babies were named Japji in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Japji

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Japji between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Japji currently holds the #6870 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Japji performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Japji shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Japji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Japji 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 165 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.

Japji at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

165

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2019

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,870

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Japji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
21
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
510152025 2024202220202018201620142012 7

Japji by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 59% of Japji's all-time total
2010s982020s67

Japji by state

Where Japji concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Japji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 34.5%
California share of Japji's total US births 34.5%

57 of 165 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Japji?
165 babies have been named Japji since 2012. It currently ranks #6870 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 21 births.
When was Japji most popular?
Japji was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Japji most popular?
The top states for the name Japji are California (57 births).
How long has the name Japji been used?
Japji has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Japji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Japleen, Japneet, Japonica, Japnoor, 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, 2012–2024 (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.