Boys' name · since 1979
Jatinder
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Jatinder, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jatinder is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Jatinder recorded 34 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1996.
- #24,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jatinder ranks #24,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jatinder's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jatinder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jatinder splits its recorded history at 1993: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jatinder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1996
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jatinder by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Jatinder's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jatinder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (62% of all-time use).
Jatinder by state
Where Jatinder concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 17.6% |
6 of 34 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Jatinders (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jatinder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1979–1996 (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 Jatinder 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.