Girls' name · since 1968
Jyoti
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 235 babies named Jyoti, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
235 girls have been named Jyoti since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jyoti recorded 235 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2019.
- #18,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 235 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jyoti ranks #18,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jyoti's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jyoti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jyoti's full recorded timeline at 1987, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jyoti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2019
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jyoti by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Jyoti's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jyoti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (29% of all-time use).
Jyoti by state
Where Jyoti concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 235 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jyoti's data
- Jyoti's decade-level peak was the 1980s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jyotis (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jyoti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1968–2019 (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 Jyoti 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.