Jahni
The Story of Jahni
As a girl name
Jahni first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 11 Jahnis were born — ranking #9,611 that year. As of 2026, Jahni ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 164 Jahnis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jahni first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 15 Jahnis were born — ranking #5,035 that year. As of 2026, Jahni ranks #10,798 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 91 Jahnis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jahni
Jahni is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 164 births in the dataset. Jahni's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #9,611. Use the chart and map above to compare Jahni's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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