Recorded 1941–2003 Girls' name Peak 1958 422 births

Jeani — girls' name

422 babies named Jeani in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s631950s1231960s1071970s881980s352000s6
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jeani was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jeani in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeani

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Jeani between 1941 and 2003, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeani performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeani 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 422 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.

Jeani at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

422

Since 1941

63 years of records

Peak year

1958

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1941

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jeani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1941

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1958)
19
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 20031980197319671961195519491941 5

Jeani by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
123 births that decade — 29% of Jeani's all-time total
1940s631950s1231960s1071970s881980s352000s6

Jeani by state

Where Jeani concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.6%
California share of Jeani's total US births 2.6%

11 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeani?
422 babies have been named Jeani since 1941. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1958 with 19 births.
When was Jeani most popular?
Jeani was most popular in the 1950s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Jeani most popular?
The top states for the name Jeani are California (11 births).
How long has the name Jeani been used?
Jeani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 63 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jeani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, 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, 1941–2003 (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.