Names / Girl names
Jinx
Current rank
#11,363
and rising
All-time peak
#2,386
in 1950
First recorded
1926
in U.S. data
Children named
216
since 1926
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,386 in 1950 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
— magic/trouble vibe. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1926. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 216 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.