Jahnavi first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1998. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 29 babies received the name (ranked #4994). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7809), with roughly 15 babies named Jahnavi each year. Jahnavi's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 477 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.