Recorded 1956–2019 Unisex name Peak 1988 173 births

Jayni — unisex name

173 babies named Jayni in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51980s261990s392000s602010s38

The verdict

173 girls have been named Jayni since 1956, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

173
total births
1956–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jayni was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jayni in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayni

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Jayni between 1956 and 2019, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jayni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Jayni is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jayni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayni 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 173 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.

Jayni at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

173

Since 1956

64 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1956

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jayni popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1956

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
46810121416 20192011200720031996199119631956 5

Jayni popularity over time — boys

30 total births recorded since 1996 (Jayni as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
510152025 19971996 8

Jayni by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 35% of Jayni's all-time total
1950s51960s51980s261990s392000s602010s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayni?
173 babies have been named Jayni since 1956. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Jayni most popular?
Jayni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Is Jayni a unisex name?
Yes, Jayni is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 173 births, and as a boy's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Jayni been used?
Jayni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 64 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jayni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayda, 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, 1956–2019 (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.