Girls' name · since 1940
Jinny
Jinny has 821 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jinny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 821 have been recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jinny has been recorded 821 times among girls since 1940, 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 1940 to 2024.
- #8,583 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 821 born since 1940
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jinny ranks #8,583 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 821 born since 1940, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 821
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jinny's 821 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jinny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jinny's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jinny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Jinny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Jinny's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jinny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jinny 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 Jinny's total volume
Jinny by state
Where Jinny concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
21 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jinny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jinnys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jinny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1940–2024 (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 Jinny 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.