Jasani
A masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "victorious over the world".
Name Census estimates that about 649 living Americans carry the first name Jasani. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 64.4% of registrations being female. The average person named Jasani today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasani births was 2024 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasani. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
649
~ 1 in 528,127 Americans
Peak year
2024
55 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,349
Tracked since 2000
Census
Jasani in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 359 people with the first name Jasani, which placed it at #26,116 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,116
National first-name rank
People counted
359
359 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
69.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasani
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasani is Black at 69.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.1%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasani described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasani at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American69.9% · 251
- Hispanic or Latino20.1% · 72
- Two or more races6.4% · 23
- White1.9% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Jasani
Jasani is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 655 total registrations, 233 (35.6%) were male and 422 (64.4%) were female.
Jasani as a male name
- Ranked #4,349 in 2024
- 24 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (27 births)
Jasani as a female name
- Ranked #4,503 in 2024
- 31 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (31 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jasani on both sides of the split. Of the 348 people counted with this name, 102 were male (29.3%) and 246 were female (70.7%).
Popularity
Jasani: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasani from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 248 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasani by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasani during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jasanis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, California, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Jasani, while Louisiana, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasani
The name Jasani has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which was the ancient language of the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to have emerged as a name during the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE.
The name Jasani is derived from the Sanskrit word "jas," which means "glory" or "renown." It is often interpreted as "the one who is glorious" or "the one who is renowned." The suffix "ani" is a common ending used in Sanskrit names, often indicating a patronymic or family name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jasani can be found in the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic poem dating back to around the 8th century BCE. In the text, Jasani is mentioned as the name of a warrior who fought alongside the Pandava princes during the great Kurukshetra war.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jasani. One of the earliest was Jasani Bhattacharya, a renowned Indian scholar and philosopher who lived during the 6th century CE. He was known for his contributions to the study of Nyaya, one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.
Another prominent figure was Jasani Pande, a 12th-century Indian poet and writer who composed several works in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages. His most famous work was the "Jasani Ramayana," a poetic retelling of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.
In the 16th century, there was Jasani Singh, a Rajput warrior and ruler of the princely state of Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India. He was known for his valor and military prowess, and his reign saw the expansion and strengthening of the Jaipur kingdom.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Jasani Bose was a prominent Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. He was involved in several revolutionary activities and was eventually executed by the British in 1909.
More recently, Jasani Dharmasena was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for the national team in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a skilled all-rounder and represented his country in both Test and One Day International matches.
While the name Jasani has its roots in ancient Sanskrit, it has transcended its linguistic and cultural boundaries, with individuals bearing this name found across various regions and ethnicities throughout history.
People
Jasani + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasani: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasani?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 649 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasani going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 528,127 US residents.
Is Jasani a common name?
We classify Jasani as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 655 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasani most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasani was 2024, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasani is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasani in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 359 people with the name Jasani, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,116 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasani in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasani?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jasani on both sides of the split. Of the 348 people counted with this name, 102 were male (29.3%) and 246 were female (70.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasani?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasani is Black at 69.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.1%) and Two or More Races (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasani most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jasani in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.9% (251 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasani in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasani a female name?
Yes, 64.4% of people registered as Jasani in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasani still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasani in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasani can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jasani?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.