Girls' name · since 1958
Jenae
3,372 babies named Jenae in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,372
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,372 babies have been named Jenae since 1958, making it today's #7573 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenae recorded 3,372 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #7573 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #3,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,573 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,372 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenae ranks #3,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,573 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,372 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,372
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jenae's 3,372 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jenae compares
3,372 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jenae's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,372 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 165 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenae splits its recorded history at 1993: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 165 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Jenae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,077 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Jenae's strongest decade.
1,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jenae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 289
1970s
289 births
- 1980s
1980s
935 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,077 births
- 2000s
2000s
611 births
- 2010s 280
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,077 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jenae 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 Jenae's total volume
Jenae by state
Where Jenae concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 478 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 133 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 105 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 78 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 78 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 67 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 53 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 46 | 1.4% |
478 of 3,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jenae appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenae's data
- Jenae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,077 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenaes (478 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 Jenae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Jenae 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.