Jani
Jani was the 7644th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1306th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,931 places. More babies were named Jani in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,644 girls, up 2,199 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196071 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,743babies recorded
Jani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 84 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,644 | 14 |
| 2020 | #9,843 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,331 | 17 |
| 2000 | #6,058 | 18 |
| 1990 | #6,255 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,596 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,668 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,306 | 71 |
| 1950 | #3,795 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jani, counting every spelling?
Jani has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jani?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jani (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jani?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Jani are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 25 and 64. That makes Jani mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jani by state
How common Jani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jani
How popular is the name Jani?
Jani was the 7644th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1306th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,931 places. More babies were named Jani in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Jani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jani in the US.
Where is Jani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jani was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls).