Jenese vs Jennifer

Side-by-side comparison of Jenese and Jennifer — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jenese

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Name B

Jennifer

Girl name · Rank #546

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Metric Jenese Jennifer
Current Rank Unranked #546
Total Births (all years) 157 1,471,703
Peak Year 1980 1972
Peak Year Births 17 63,600
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1954 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Jenese Jennifer
1910ss 6
1920ss 86
1930ss 368
1940ss 10,685
1950ss 13 43,075
1960ss 22 164,413
1970ss 25 581,729
1980ss 70 440,914
1990ss 27 148,041
2000ss 63,509
2010ss 15,253
2020ss 3,624

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jenese Jennifer
2014 1,521
2015 1,286
2016 1,162
2017 1,052
2018 921
2019 788
2020 713
2021 638
2022 630
2023 586
2024 556
2025 501

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1954–1997.

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