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

0%100%Median name50%29%
Jhanna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12583
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jhanna was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

30

Since 1987

39 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,583

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1987

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jhanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
456789 19872013202320242025 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhanna?
Since 1987, Social Security records show 30 babies named Jhanna. Today it holds rank #12583 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 8 births.
When was Jhanna most popular?
Jhanna was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Jhanna been used?
Records for Jhanna go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jhanna?
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 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.

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 Jhanna 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 July 2026.