Girls' name · since 1928
Jeanene
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 2,425 babies named Jeanene, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,425
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,425 have been recorded since 1928.
Jeanene has 2,425 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2009.
- #4,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,425 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanene ranks #4,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,425 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,130 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,425
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeanene's 2,425 recorded births place it above 94.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jeanene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeanene splits its recorded history at 1962: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeanene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2009
- Peak year (1960)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Jeanene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (609 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Jeanene's strongest decade.
609 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jeanene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
369 births
- 1940s
1940s
342 births
- 1950s
1950s
461 births
- 1960s
1960s
609 births
- 1970s
1970s
398 births
- 1980s 161
1980s
161 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 609 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jeanene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeanene's total volume
Jeanene by state
Where Jeanene concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 185 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 61 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 48 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 10 | 0.4% |
185 of 2,425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jeanene appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeanene's data
- Jeanene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (609 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeanenes (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeanene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.