Jani comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning God is gracious..
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How popular is Jani?
1960peak year
Today, Jani is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9941), with only about 13 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1960, 71 babies were given the name (ranked #1306 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Jani's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,729 babies have been registered as Jani since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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