Janki
Girl · JAHN-kee · Sanskrit
Janki is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “daughter of Janaka”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Janki mean?
Sanskrit: short form of Janaki
“daughter of Janaka”
Janaki is a name of Sita, heroine of the Ramayana and daughter of King Janaka.
- Say it
- JAHN-kee
Is Janki a girl's or a boy's name?
Janki is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janki in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Janki, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1996, with 10 girls.
2025 had more girls named Janki than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Janki in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Janki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Janki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Janki, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1995, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had more girls named Janki than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Janki in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janki in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
Names like Janki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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