Jayni
Girl name · American · English
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #5,598 in 1988
0 babies were named Jayni in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1956–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryJayni first shows up in US birth records in 1956, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 69 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1988, when it reached #5,598.
About the name Jayni
Jayni is a girl name of American and English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-yni”. US birth records list Jayni for girls from 1956 to 2019, in 26 of those 64 years. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked #5,598 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American namesEnglish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1,600,000 girls |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 3,846,154 girls |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 662,252 girls |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 460,829 girls |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 307,692 girls |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 458,716 girls |
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Questions about the name Jayni
What is the origin of the name Jayni?
Jayni has American, English roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Jayni a boy or girl name?
Jayni is a girl name.
How popular is the name Jayni?
Jayni is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #5,598 in 1988.