Jannie

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1938 at #3,175
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 142 births
Debut · girls
21 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,829
since 1880

Jannie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jannie has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #322, 1910girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#9,45710—
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2021#11,1468—
2020#8,95311—
2019#10,4739—
2018#15,6825—
2017#8,29913—
2016#10,8599—
2015#13,0067—
2014#10,12910—
2013#7,37216—
2012#7,14417—
2011#11,1819—
2010#7,88015—
2009#7,34117—
2008#7,07318—
2007#9,00713—
2006#8,71513—
2005#4,95826—
2004#8,71612—
2003#6,88516—
2002#7,04515—
2001#4,10730—
2000#4,79124—
1999#4,44525—
1998#4,79622—
1997#5,86816—
1996#6,72313—
1995#3,78028—
1994#4,52122—
1993#3,87727—
1992#4,38223—
1991#4,20824—
1990#3,43631—
1989#2,76940—
1988#2,64640—
1987#3,74323—
1986#2,51239—
1985#2,74934—
1984#2,78132—
1983#2,65933—
1982#2,77033—
1981#3,25326—
1980#2,53737—
1979#2,27342—
1978#2,57233—
1977#2,25740—
1976#2,09941—
1975#2,32135—
1974#1,91345—
1973#1,97941—
1972#1,72451—
1971#1,96643—
1970#1,78150—
1969#1,46564—
1968#1,62550—
1967#1,20977—
1966#1,21378—
1965#1,019105—
1964#1,060105—
1963#1,20183—
1962#1,10497—
1961#1,067105—
1960#897137—
1959#888137—
1958#844146—
1957#745178—
1956#694190—
1955#627220—
1954#615218—
1953#619205—
1952#570229—
1951#542241—
1950#511253—
1949#499264—
1948#510258—
1947#507266—
1946#496246—
1945#460241—
1944#441265—
1943#461257—
1942#459261—
1941#443239—
1940#436243—
1939#453216—
1938#469203#3,1756
1937#461200—
1936#484176—
1935#451203—
1934#429234—
1933#426228—
1932#432231—
1931#465193—
1930#455219—
1929#432233—
1928#446233#3,3577
1927#432256—
1926#413271—
1925#444240#4,1975
1924#414281—
1923#431244—
1922#436237—
1921#451235—
1920#425248#4,2865
1919#422237—
1918#437230—
1917#431220—
1916#431213—
1915#405216#3,8255
1914#434156—
1913#418139—
1912#419123—
1911#371119—
1910#322142—
1909#340112—
1908#38389—
1907#324113—
1906#39476—
1905#339100—
1904#37477—
1903#38468—
1902#34983—
1901#39256—
1900#331105—
1899#39054—
1898#35278—
1897#35667—
1896#37756—
1895#36659—
1894#35960—
1893#40444—
1892#38548—
1891#48328—
1890#35053—
1889#41634—
1888#36244—
1887#45924—
1886#33241—
1885#42824—
1884#41623—
1883#45118—
1882#41819—
1881#5829—
1880#35221—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jannie was already there! It came in at #352, and was given to 21 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2022–2024, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Jannie is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,370 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #331 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsARTennessee: #293 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #177 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 999 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #81 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 291 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsLAMississippi: #168 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 754 girlsMSAlabama: #221 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsALGeorgia: #243 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jannie, so not publishedHITexas: #462 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,080 girlsTXFlorida: #208 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#81 · 1 in 291
  2. Mississippi#168 · 1 in 754
  3. North Carolina#177 · 1 in 999
  4. Florida#208 · 1 in 1,050
  5. Alabama#221 · 1 in 1,293

Best ever in a state: #67 in South Carolina, 1947.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#81601 in 291
Mississippi#168221 in 754
North Carolina#177291 in 999
Florida#20881 in 1,050
Alabama#221181 in 1,293
Georgia#243171 in 1,707
Virginia#254111 in 2,090
Tennessee#293101 in 2,144
Arkansas#33171 in 2,212
Kentucky#38971 in 3,370
Louisiana#43451 in 3,365
Texas#462141 in 3,080
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jannie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 504 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #9,457)
  • 3,549 spots since 2015 (#13,006 → #9,457)
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 1882 (#582 → #418)
  • Biggest drop: 230 spots in 1881 (#352 → #582)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #322 (142 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 58 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 81 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,792
  • Highest: 1 in 2,792 girls born in 1910 were named Jannie (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 17.1% of all girls named Jannie (2,540) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s257#332 (1886)#422
1890s547#350 (1890)#382
1900s879#324 (1907)#361
1910s1,795#322 (1910)#409
1920s2,478#413 (1926)#432
1930s2,103#426 (1933)#453
1940s2,540#436 (1940)#471
1950s2,017#511 (1950)#666
1960s901#897 (1960)#1,186
1970s421#1,724 (1972)#2,089
1980s337#2,512 (1986)#2,842
1990s231#3,436 (1990)#4,604
2000s184#4,107 (2001)#6,864
2010s110#7,144 (2012)#10,203
2020s29#8,953 (2020)#9,852

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jannie in 1915

girls
#405
216 births · 1 in 4,555 girls
boys
#3,825
5 births · 1 in 169,715 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #405Jannie216

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #3,825Jannie5
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 4,555 of them was named Jannie, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jannie
  1. #402Lauretta224
  2. #402Leta224
  3. #404Leora223
  4. #405Jannie216
  5. #405Cynthia216
  6. #405Marietta216
  7. #408Rae215
  8. #409Ferne213
  9. #410Beryl211

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 169,715 of them was named Jannie, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jannie
  1. #3,392Yaro6
  2. #3,392Zebedee6
  3. #3,392Zolton6
  4. #3,825Jannie5
  5. #3,825Abb5
  6. #3,825Abert5
  7. #3,825Abran5

Tied with 565 names at #3,825; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →