Recorded 1956–2002 Girls' name Peak 1961 37 births

Jatana — girls' name

37 babies named Jatana in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

37 girls have been named Jatana since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2002.

37
total births
1956–2002
years on record
1960s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jatana was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jatana in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jatana

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Jatana between 1956 and 2002, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jatana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jatana performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jatana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jatana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jatana 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 37 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.

Jatana at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

37

Since 1956

47 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1956

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jatana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1956

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Jatana by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 46% of Jatana's all-time total
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Jatana by state

Where Jatana concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jatana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 13.5%
North Carolina share of Jatana's total US births 13.5%

5 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jatana?
37 babies have been named Jatana since 1956. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Jatana most popular?
Jatana was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Jatana most popular?
The top states for the name Jatana are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jatana been used?
Jatana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 47 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jatana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jatziri, Jatziry, Jatavia, Jatoria, 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, 1956–2002 (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.