Unisex name · since 1922
Jen
Jen has 318 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 318 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Jen recorded 318 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2009.
- #15,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jen ranks #15,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jen's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jen's SSA record in two at 1963 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 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2009
- Peak year (1959)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Jen popularity over time - boys
86 total births recorded since 1985 (Jen as boys' name)
Jen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (89 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Jen's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 89 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jen's data
- Jen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~87 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, 1922–2009 (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 Jen 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.