Girls' name · since 1948
Jeanni
139 babies named Jeanni in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanni sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanni recorded 139 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1986.
- #23,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanni ranks #23,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanni's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Jeanni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanni's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1986
- Peak year (1961)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jeanni by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (61 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Jeanni's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jeanni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 61 births (44% of all-time use).
Jeanni by state
Where Jeanni concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 139 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jeanni's data
- Jeanni's decade-level peak was the 1960s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Jeannis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Jeanni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1948–1986 (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 Jeanni 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.