Jenet vs Jennifer

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

Name A

Jenet

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Name B

Jennifer

Girl name · Rank #546

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Metric Jenet Jennifer
Current Rank Unranked #546
Total Births (all years) 103 1,471,703
Peak Year 1981 1972
Peak Year Births 10 63,600
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1942 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Jenet Jennifer
1910ss 6
1920ss 86
1930ss 368
1940ss 12 10,685
1950ss 15 43,075
1960ss 5 164,413
1970ss 27 581,729
1980ss 39 440,914
1990ss 5 148,041
2000ss 63,509
2010ss 15,253
2020ss 3,624

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jenet 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, 1942–1999.

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