girl (SSA Category)Sanskrit Origin

Janki

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Goddess Sita, daughter of King Janaka”

Linguistic heritage: Sanskrit

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:JAHN-kee

IPA (US English):/ˈdʒɑːnki/

Source: Wiktionary IPA Linguistic Transcription

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Peak Popularity199529 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#139216 births in 2025

Total US Registrations265Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1990 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1995 (29 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1990

Recent 2025 Level6 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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