Girls' name · since 1881
Jinnie
Jinnie has 844 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 844
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
844 girls have been named Jinnie since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jinnie has 844 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1988.
- #8,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 844 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jinnie ranks #8,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 844 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 844
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jinnie's 844 recorded births place it above 88.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Jinnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jinnie's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jinnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1988
- Peak year (1927)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Jinnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (164 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Jinnie's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Jinnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s
1910s
103 births
- 1920s
1920s
164 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s
1940s
106 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 164 births (19% of all-time use).
How Jinnie 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 Jinnie's total volume
Jinnie by state
Where Jinnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 7 | 0.8% |
7 of 844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jinnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Jinnies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Jinnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1881–1988 (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 Jinnie 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.