Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 164 births

Jinna — girls' name

164 babies named Jinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s741990s442000s30

The verdict

164 girls have been named Jinna since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

164
total births
1972–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jinna was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jinna in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jinna

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Jinna between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jinna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jinna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jinna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jinna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jinna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 164 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jinna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

164

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1985

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jinna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
12
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 200920041997199219891986198319751972 6

Jinna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
74 births that decade — 45% of Jinna's all-time total
1970s161980s741990s442000s30

Jinna by state

Where Jinna concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jinna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.0%
Texas share of Jinna's total US births 3.0%

5 of 164 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jinna?
164 babies have been named Jinna since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 12 births.
When was Jinna most popular?
Jinna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Jinna most popular?
The top states for the name Jinna are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jinna been used?
Jinna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jinna?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.