Jineen
Of Arabic origin, meaning "heaven" or "paradise".
Name Census estimates that about 28 living Americans carry the first name Jineen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jineen today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jineen births was 2006 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jineen. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jineen. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
28
~ 1 in 12,241,226 Americans
Peak year
2006
8 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2009 SSA rank
#14,365
Tracked since 1951
Census
Jineen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Jineen, which placed it at #49,019 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
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jineen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jineen is White at 75.0%. The next largest groups are Black (10.9%) and Hispanic (7.0%). 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 Jineen 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 Jineen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.0% · 96
- Black or African American10.9% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 5
- Two or more races3.1% · 4
Popularity
Jineen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jineen from the 1950s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 25 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
Jineen 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 Jineen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jineen
The name Jineen is of Arabic origin and has its roots in the word "janeen," which means "fetus" or "embryo" in Arabic. This name is believed to have originated in the Middle East, particularly in the Arab regions, during the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jineen can be found in the famous Arabic literary work, "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights," also known as "The Arabian Nights." In this collection of ancient Middle Eastern folk tales, there is a character named Jineen, who is described as a beautiful and enchanting young woman.
In the 12th century, there was a notable figure named Jineen al-Baghdadi, a renowned scholar and poet from Baghdad, Iraq. She was celebrated for her exceptional knowledge of Arabic literature and her eloquent poetry, which often explored themes of love and spirituality.
Another historical figure bearing the name Jineen was Jineen al-Andalusi, a renowned mathematician and astronomer from the Andalusian region of Spain during the 10th century. She made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and is credited with introducing new concepts and techniques in algebra and geometry.
In the 14th century, there was a powerful ruler named Jineen bint Al-Hakim, who governed over a region in present-day Syria. She was known for her strong leadership skills and her efforts in promoting education and cultural development within her realm.
During the Ottoman Empire, there was a famous Ottoman princess named Jineen Khanum, who lived in the 16th century. She was renowned for her beauty, intellect, and patronage of the arts, and her legacy as a prominent figure in the Ottoman court has been well-documented in historical records.
While the name Jineen has its origins in the Arabic language and culture, over the centuries, it has also been adopted and used in various other regions and cultures, particularly in the Middle East and parts of North Africa, where it continues to be a popular name choice for baby girls.
People
Jineen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jineen 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
Jineen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jineen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 28 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jineen 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 12,241,226 US residents.
Is Jineen a common name?
We classify Jineen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 45.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 31 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jineen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jineen was 2006, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jineen is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jineen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Jineen, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 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 Jineen 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 Jineen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jineen appears almost entirely female. Of the 124 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Jineen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jineen is White at 75.0%. The next largest groups are Black (10.9%) and Hispanic (7.0%). 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 Jineen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jineen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.0% (96 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 Jineen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jineen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jineen 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 Jineen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jineen 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 Jineen 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 share the name Jineen?
Find out how many Americans are named Jineen on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.