Girls' name · since 1986
Jianna
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 4,306 babies named Jianna, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,306
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jianna currently ranks #973 among girls' names in America, with 4,306 babies recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jianna has been recorded 4,306 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #973 nationally and more common than 94% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #2,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,306 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jianna ranks #2,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,306 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,306
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jianna's 4,306 recorded births place it above 96.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jianna compares
4,306 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 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
Jianna's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,306 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 371 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jianna's full recorded timeline at 2007, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 371 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 371
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jianna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,788 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Jianna's strongest decade.
1,788 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 225
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,042 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,235 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,788 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,788 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jianna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jianna's total volume
Jianna by state
Where Jianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 731 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 477 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 385 | 8.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 352 | 8.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 217 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 162 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 123 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 85 | 2.0% |
731 of 4,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Jianna appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Jiannas (731 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Jianna 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.