Jenette vs Jennifer

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

Name A

Jenette

Girl name

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Name B

Jennifer

Girl name · Rank #546

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Metric Jenette Jennifer
Current Rank Unranked #546
Total Births (all years) 1,934 1,471,191
Peak Year 1982 1972
Peak Year Births 55 63,602
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1899 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Jenette Jennifer
1890ss 5 —
1900ss 10 —
1910ss 51 6
1920ss 110 86
1930ss 117 368
1940ss 151 10,685
1950ss 228 43,074
1960ss 266 164,414
1970ss 392 581,733
1980ss 376 440,916
1990ss 168 148,036
2000ss 42 63,506
2010ss 18 15,251
2020ss — 3,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jenette Jennifer
2014 — 1,521
2015 — 1,286
2016 — 1,162
2017 5 1,052
2018 — 921
2019 — 788
2020 — 712
2021 — 638
2022 — 630
2023 — 584
2024 — 552

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, 1899–2017.

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