Girls' name · since 2002
Jashanti
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 153 babies named Jashanti, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
153 girls have been named Jashanti since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jashanti has been recorded 153 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2011.
- #22,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jashanti ranks #22,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jashanti's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Jashanti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jashanti splits its recorded history at 2006: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jashanti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2011
- Peak year (2002)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Jashanti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 92% of the file).
2000s was Jashanti's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Jashanti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (92% of all-time use).
Jashanti by state
Where Jashanti concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.3% |
12 of 153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jashanti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jashantis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jashanti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2002–2011 (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 Jashanti 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.