Jenkins vs Jennings

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

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Jenkins

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Jennings

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Metric Jenkins Jennings
Current Rank Unranked #1959
Total Births (all years) 238 4,878
Peak Year 1923 1926
Peak Year Births 11 113
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Jenkins Jennings
1890s 5 159
1900s - 107
1910s 50 462
1920s 57 893
1930s 32 600
1940s 22 497
1950s 21 339
1960s - 223
1970s - 151
1980s 13 164
1990s - 155
2000s - 161
2010s 33 481
2020s 5 486

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jenkins Jennings
2014 - 28
2015 6 44
2016 6 62
2017 8 50
2018 6 85
2019 - 85
2020 - 71
2021 5 90
2022 - 81
2023 - 78
2024 - 80
2025 - 86

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, 1890–2021.

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