How Many People Are Named Jyoti?
people named Jyoti are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,505,660 people in the US has this name
Based on 235 babies named Jyoti in Social Security records from 1968 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light". This is a transcription of both the feminine form ज्योती and the masculine form ज्योति.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jyoti in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jyoti alive today is about 38 years old, and 79% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jyoti first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1979, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Jyoti has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #5,560, in 1979.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,560 (1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,368 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jyoti alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jyoti were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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