Is Jayani a boy or girl name?

Jayani is a girl’s name. Of the 547 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.9% were girls and 1.1% were boys.

Jayani

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Jayani was most popular in 2011, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,947 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 547 people named Jayani.

Jayani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jayani’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jayani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jayani is a girl’s name — 98.9% of the 547 Americans given it were girls and 1.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% 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.

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