Unisex name · since 1991
Jing
125 babies named Jing in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
125 girls have been named Jing since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jing recorded 125 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2016.
- #24,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jing ranks #24,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jing's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jing's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jing popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jing popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1998 (Jing as boys' name)
Jing by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (72 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Jing's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (58% of all-time use).
Jing by state
Where Jing concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 26.4% |
33 of 125 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jing's data
- Jing's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jings (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1991–2016 (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 Jing 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.