Girls' name · since 1956
Jatana
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Jatana, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jatana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1956.
Jatana has 37 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2002.
- #38,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jatana ranks #38,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #38,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jatana's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Jatana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jatana's full recorded timeline at 1968, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jatana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2002
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jatana by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Jatana's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jatana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (46% of all-time use).
Jatana by state
Where Jatana concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jatana's data
- Jatana's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jatanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Jatana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1956–2002 (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 Jatana 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.