Unisex name · since 1926
Jinx
Jinx has 204 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jinx is the #11034 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 204 recorded since 1926.
Jinx has 204 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11034 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #19,602 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,034 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 204 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jinx ranks #19,602 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,034 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 204 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jinx's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jinx compares
204 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jinx's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jinx | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jinx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jinx splits its recorded history at 1954: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jinx popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jinx popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2023 (Jinx as boys' name)
Jinx by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (81 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Jinx's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jinx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 81 births (40% of all-time use).
Jinx by state
Where Jinx concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 204 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jinx's data
- Jinx's decade-level peak was the 1950s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jinxs (5 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 Jinx: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Jinx 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.