Recorded 1979–1996 Boys' name Peak 1989 34 births

Jatinder — boys' name

34 babies named Jatinder in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s81990s21

The verdict

34 boys have been named Jatinder since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

34
total births
1979–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jatinder was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jatinder in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jatinder

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Jatinder between 1979 and 1996, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jatinder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jatinder performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jatinder shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jatinder in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jatinder 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 34 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.

Jatinder at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

34

Since 1979

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1979

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1996

Jatinder popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1979

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Jatinder by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 62% of Jatinder's all-time total
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Jatinder by state

Where Jatinder concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jatinder
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 17.6%
California share of Jatinder's total US births 17.6%

6 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jatinder?
34 babies have been named Jatinder since 1979. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Jatinder most popular?
Jatinder was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jatinder most popular?
The top states for the name Jatinder are California (6 births).
How long has the name Jatinder been used?
Jatinder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 18 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Jatinder?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jathan, Jatavious, Jatniel, Jatavion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–1996 (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.