Jayni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAY-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jayni is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jayni mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jaynie; pet form of Jayne, a spelling of Jane
“God is gracious”
Jane is the English feminine form of John, via Old French Jehanne.
Meaning borrowed from Jaynie.
Is Jayni a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayni is a girls' name.
How popular is Jayni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Jayni in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jayni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Jayni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordyn Josie Hannah Jordan Gianni Sarah Naomi Emma Chloe Sarahi Sadie Ari
Names related to Jayni
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jayni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jayni, updated 20 October 2026.