Girls' name · since 2002
Jayani
541 babies named Jayani in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,063 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayani is the #5063 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 541 recorded since 2002.
Jayani has 541 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5063 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,063 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 541 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayani ranks #11,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,063 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 541 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,063 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 541
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayani's 541 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Jayani compares
541 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jayani's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 541 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayani's full recorded timeline at 2014, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jayani popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Jayani as boys' name)
Jayani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (291 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Jayani's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jayani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
291 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 291 births (54% of all-time use).
How Jayani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jayani's total volume
Jayani by state
Where Jayani concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 34 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jayani's data
- Jayani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (291 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jayanis (34 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Jayani 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.