How Many People Are Named Jani?
An estimated 1,506 people in the United States have the first name Jani. It is predominantly female (95.1%). The average bearer is 43 years old, and Jani peaked in popularity in 1960 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jani paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jani is overwhelmingly female, 84 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,506
About 1 in 227,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.1% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1960
71 births
Total Registered
1,729
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jani
Jani is predominantly female (95.1%), though 84 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jani as a male name
Ranked #12,958 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 2001 (11 births)
Jani as a female name
Ranked #7,359 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (71 births)
Jani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jani span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 370 babies were registered. Jani has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jani by Decade
How has Jani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jani by State
Birth registrations for Jani span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 17 Janis were registered per state.
Jani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jani
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jani?
We estimate approximately 1,506 people named Jani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 227,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Jani a common name?
Jani is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,729 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jani most popular?
Jani reached peak popularity in 1960, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jani is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jani a female name?
Jani is predominantly female. 95.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jani Smith, Jani Johnson, Jani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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