Is Jani a boy or girl name?

Jani is a girl’s name. Of the 1,743 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.2% were girls and 4.8% were boys.

Jani

Recorded 1943–2025 · United States

Jani was most popular in 1960, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,120 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,743 people named Jani.

Jani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jani’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jani is a girl’s name — 95.2% of the 1,743 Americans given it were girls and 4.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jani

Where Jani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org