Recorded 1949–1975 Girls' name Peak 1949 19 births

Jannene — girls' name

19 babies named Jannene in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s91960s51970s5

The verdict

19 girls have been named Jannene since 1949, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1975.

19
total births
1949–1975
years on record
1940s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jannene was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jannene in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jannene

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Jannene between 1949 and 1975, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jannene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jannene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jannene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jannene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jannene at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

19

Since 1949

27 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1949

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1975

Jannene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1949

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
45678910 197519611949 9

Jannene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
9 births that decade — 47% of Jannene's all-time total
1940s91960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jannene?
19 babies have been named Jannene since 1949. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
When was Jannene most popular?
Jannene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Jannene been used?
Jannene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 27 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Jannene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Janet, Janice, Jane, Janie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.