Recorded 2003–2019 Girls' name Peak 2003 26 births

Jhani — girls' name

26 babies named Jhani in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Jhani since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

26
total births
2003–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Jhani was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jhani in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhani

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Jhani between 2003 and 2019, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jhani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jhani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhani 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 26 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.

Jhani at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

26

Since 2003

17 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2003

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jhani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2003

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 2019200920062003 8

Jhani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
19 births that decade — 73% of Jhani's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhani?
26 babies have been named Jhani since 2003. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Jhani most popular?
Jhani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jhani been used?
Jhani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 17 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jhani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhane, Jhanvi, Jhade, Jhanae, 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, 2003–2019 (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.