Girls' name · since 1954
Jeanny
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Jeanny, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeanny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 366 have been recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanny recorded 366 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2019.
- #14,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 366 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanny ranks #14,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeanny's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jeanny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanny's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2019
- Peak year (1976)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jeanny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (101 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Jeanny's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jeanny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
48 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 101 births (28% of all-time use).
Jeanny by state
Where Jeanny concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.0% |
11 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jeanny's data
- Jeanny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeannys (11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1954–2019 (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 Jeanny 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.