Recorded 1943–2001 Girls' name Peak 1957 136 births

Jeany — girls' name

136 babies named Jeany in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s231960s131970s321980s331990s182000s6

The verdict

136 girls have been named Jeany since 1943, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

136
total births
1943–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
24%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Jeany was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jeany in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeany

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Jeany between 1943 and 2001, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeany performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jeany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeany 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 136 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.

Jeany at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

136

Since 1943

59 years of records

Peak year

1957

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1943

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jeany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1943

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1957)
9
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Jeany by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 24% of Jeany's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeany?
136 babies have been named Jeany since 1943. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1957 with 9 births.
When was Jeany most popular?
Jeany was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Jeany been used?
Jeany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 59 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jeany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, 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, 1943–2001 (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.