Total births
249
Girls' name · since 1990
Jinan
249 babies named Jinan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9195
- among girls today
- 249
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Jinan is the #9195 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 249 recorded since 1990.
Jinan has 249 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9195 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9195 among girls today
- 249 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jinan is currently the #9195 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 249 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9195
- among girls today
- 249
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Jinan vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9195
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Jinan was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
13 babies were named Jinan in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Jinan compares
249 41th 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
Jinan's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jinan | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 249 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jinan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jinan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jinan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#9,195
Active since
1990
Jinan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jinan popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2007 (Jinan as boys' name)
Jinan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jinan's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jinan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jinan? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 249 babies named Jinan. Today it holds rank #9195 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 13 births.
When was Jinan most popular? ▼
Jinan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jinan been used? ▼
Jinan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jinan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jina, Jinnie, Jinny, Jinger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jinan's data
- Jinan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jinan
Nearby Names Like Jinan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jinan
Jina Girl
#10402 2,020 births
Jinnie Girl
844 births
Jinny Girl
#13664 821 births
Jinger Girl
#12328 508 births
Jin Girl
#10470 385 births
Compare Jinan side by side: Jinan vs Jina Jinan vs Jinnie Jinan vs Jinny
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1990–2025 (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. "Jinan: #9195 Girls' Name - 249 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jinan. 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 Jinan 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 June 2026.