Jinx*
#17,561 most common girls' name of all time · #28,842 across all names · 6% male / 94% female · used 1926–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#17,561
Rank overall
#28,842 of 105,966
First appeared
1926
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
216
Since 2016
41
Peak year
1950 #2,419
Best rank
#2,419 1950
Girls
Boys
peak 18/yr
Jinx first appears in 1926. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,070 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 | #12,305 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,494 |
| 2016 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,478 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,992 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,288 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,139 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,873 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,735 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,391 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,272 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,865 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,216 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,728 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,883 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | 18 | #2,419 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | 12 | #3,127 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | 14 | #2,798 |
| 1947 | 13 | — | 13 | #3,019 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,902 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,932 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,322 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,096 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,831 |