Girls' name · since 1947

Jini

Jini has 61 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

61
total births
1947–1984
years on record
1980s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade

Jini is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1947.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jini has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1984.

  • 61 total births
  • 1947–1984 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 31% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jini's 61 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jini splits its recorded history at 1978: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1948)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 1947194819591963196919781979198119821984 5

Jini by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1980s was Jini's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Jini births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (31% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jini?
Jini has been given to 61 babies in the U.S. since 1947, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 9 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
When was Jini most popular?
Jini was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Jini been used?
The SSA has tracked Jini since 1947 -- 38 years through the most recent 1984 data.
What names are similar to Jini?
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.

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, 1947–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jini: Baby Name Since 1947 - 61 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jini. 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 Jini 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.