Girls' name · since 1972
Jenafer
Jenafer has 179 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenafer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 179 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenafer has been recorded 179 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1998.
- #20,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenafer ranks #20,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenafer's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jenafer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jenafer's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jenafer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1998
- Peak year (1984)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jenafer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Jenafer's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jenafer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (51% of all-time use).
Jenafer by state
Where Jenafer concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 179 births nationwide.
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- Jenafer's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 1990s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jenafers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jenafer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1972–1998 (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 Jenafer 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.