Jani is a rare variant of Jane that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Jani is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,644 for girl births in the United States (and #13,154 across all names), given to 14 babies. Jani was first reported in SSA data in 1943 and peaked in 1960 (71 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,644 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,387 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,795 | — |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #6,518 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,843 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #10,051 | #12,966 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,566 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #10,268 | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | #5,523 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #17,575 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #9,800 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,387 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,395 | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #8,844 | #10,079 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,331 | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | #6,411 | #13,276 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #6,668 | #11,677 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #5,976 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | #4,879 | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #6,963 | #10,657 |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 | #4,863 | #7,211 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #5,010 | #7,507 |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | #5,156 | #9,922 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #5,678 | #6,194 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #6,058 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #6,986 | #9,197 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #6,864 | #8,950 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #4,718 | #7,630 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,379 | — |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #5,100 | — |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,468 | — |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #4,442 | — |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #5,354 | — |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #4,253 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,255 | — |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #4,936 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,819 | — |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,991 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,023 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,525 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,662 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,395 | — |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,034 | — |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,212 | — |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,596 | — |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #3,273 | — |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,315 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,311 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,449 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,967 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,503 | — |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,591 | — |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #3,105 | — |
| 1971 | 24 | — | #2,897 | — |
| 1970 | 27 | — | #2,668 | — |
| 1969 | 23 | — | #2,794 | — |
| 1968 | 18 | — | #3,090 | — |
| 1967 | 27 | — | #2,342 | — |
| 1966 | 24 | — | #2,479 | — |
| 1965 | 29 | — | #2,223 | — |
| 1964 | 36 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1963 | 43 | — | #1,770 | — |
| 1962 | 54 | — | #1,532 | — |
| 1961 | 45 | — | #1,704 | — |
| 1960 | 71 | — | #1,306 | — |
| 1959 | 40 | — | #1,745 | — |
| 1958 | 43 | — | #1,640 | — |
| 1957 | 42 | — | #1,664 | — |
| 1956 | 54 | — | #1,442 | — |
| 1955 | 33 | — | #1,858 | — |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #1,964 | — |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #2,460 | — |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #3,945 | — |
| 1951 | 20 | — | #2,278 | — |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,795 | — |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,913 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,373 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,142 | — |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,522 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,248 | — |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,513 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,411 | — |