girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Jannah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,520 Trend ↑ Rising 45%
Rank 2025
#1,520
among girls · ↓5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
140
named Jannah · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,480
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
143 babies
All-time total
2,558
#3,982 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Jannah popularity over time

2,558 babies have been named Jannah since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 47 5 – #4,704
1980s 129 13 +174% #4,191
1990s 265 27 +105% #3,270
2000s 576 58 +117% #2,468
2010s 878 88 +52% #1,844
2020s (to 2025) 663 111 +26% #1,515

Where Jannah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 149 0.09 outside top 500
2027 157 0.10 outside top 500
2028 164 0.10 outside top 500
2029 171 0.11 outside top 500
2030 176 0.11 outside top 500

Where Jannah is most popular

Girls named Jannah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Illinois, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jannah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 34 0.315 +345%
Illinois 48 0.210 +196%
New Jersey 32 0.177 +150%
Virginia 29 0.170 +140%
Pennsylvania 40 0.169 +139%
New York 47 0.119 +67%
Ohio 22 0.093 +31%
Texas 54 0.067 -5%
Michigan 12 0.066 -7%
California 54 0.064 -9%
Washington 6 0.042 -41%
Florida 12 0.028 -60%
Georgia 6 0.026 -63%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jannah

Jannah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,520 in 2025 with 140 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 2,558 American babies have been named Jannah. Its peak came in 2024, when 143 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jannah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jannah?

The median living Jannah is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 2,500 people named Jannah are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jannah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 140 #1,520
2024 143 #1,515
2023 120 #1,715
2022 93 #2,074
2021 79 #2,319
2020 88 #2,088
2019 109 #1,854
2018 90 #2,122
2017 95 #2,061
2016 92 #2,120
2015 91 #2,116
2014 110 #1,844
2013 83 #2,244
2012 77 #2,412
2011 72 #2,521
2010 59 #2,919
2009 69 #2,657
2008 67 #2,729
2007 73 #2,550
2006 75 #2,468
2005 60 #2,769
2004 51 #3,042
2003 55 #2,815
2002 51 #2,912
2001 45 #3,111
2000 30 #4,112
1995 27 #3,925
1990 22 #4,428
1985 19 #4,191
1980 15 #4,818
1975 6 #8,379
1970 5 #8,491
1965 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jannah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jannah?

The median living Jannah is about 12 years old. Half of all living Jannahs are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Jannah are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Jannah are alive in the United States, based on 2,558 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jannah in 2025?

Jannah ranked #1,520 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 140 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jannah?

2,558 babies have been named Jannah in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jannah most popular?

Jannah peaked in 2024, when 143 newborns received the name.

Is Jannah a boy or girl name?

Jannah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jannah rising or falling?

Jannah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jannah become more popular?

Jannah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 176 girls named Jannah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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