Girls' name · since 1987
Jhanna
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Jhanna, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12583
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Jhanna is the #12583 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 30 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhanna has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #12583 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #12583 among girls today
- 30 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Jhanna is currently the #12583 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 30 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12583
- among girls today
- 30
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Jhanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
67% of everyone ever named Jhanna was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Jhanna in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Jhanna compares
30 10th percentile among 17,726 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
Jhanna's all-time total is 92% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhanna | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jhanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jhanna's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jhanna at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jhanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #12583 among girls.
30 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 8 births in a single year.
Jhanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Jhanna's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Jhanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).
Jhanna decade highlights
- Peak decade 20 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jhanna: #12583 Girls' Name - 30 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jhanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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