Total births
34
Girls' name · since 2001
Jyotsna
34 babies named Jyotsna in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 34
- total births
- 2001–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Jyotsna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 2001.
Jyotsna has 34 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2012.
- 34 total births
- 2001–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 girls have been named Jyotsna since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.
- 34
- total births
- 2001–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Jyotsna was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Jyotsna in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Jyotsna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jyotsna splits its recorded history at 2009: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jyotsna at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Jyotsna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2012
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jyotsna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jyotsna's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jyotsna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jyotsna? ▼
Jyotsna has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 7 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Jyotsna most popular? ▼
Jyotsna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jyotsna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jyotsna since 2001 -- 12 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Jyotsna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyoti, Jyonna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jyotsna's data
- Jyotsna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jyotsna: Baby Name Since 2001 - 34 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jyotsna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jyotsna 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 July 2026.