Unisex name · since 2007

Jiwoo

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Jiwoo, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,706 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
63
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Jiwoo is the #12706 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 63 recorded since 2007.

Jiwoo has 63 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12706 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #32,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,706 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 63 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiwoo ranks #32,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,706 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 63 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#32,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,706 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
63
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%26.5%
Jiwoo vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jiwoo's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% 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.

How Jiwoo compares

63 18th 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

Jiwoo's all-time total is 83% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jiwoo Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 63 376 567,345
Peak-year births 10 21 19,840

Jiwoo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jiwoo's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jiwoo popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 200720102012201320142015201620202025 7

Jiwoo popularity over time - boys

28 total births recorded since 2004 (Jiwoo as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20042008201420242025 5

Jiwoo by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Jiwoo's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Jiwoo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiwoo?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 63 babies named Jiwoo. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,312 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #12,706 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 10 births.
Where does Jiwoo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiwoo ranks #32,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,706 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jiwoo most popular?
Jiwoo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Jiwoo a unisex name?
Yes, Jiwoo is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 63 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Jiwoo been used?
Jiwoo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jiwoo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiwon. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jiwoo's data

  • Jiwoo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jiwoo

Nearby Names Like Jiwoo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jiwoo

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jiwoo

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jiwoo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Jiwoo 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.