Recorded 1980–2019 Girls' name Peak 2008 477 births

Jenah — girls' name

477 babies named Jenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

477 girls have been named Jenah since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

477
total births
1980–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jenah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jenah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenah

The Social Security Administration has registered 477 babies named Jenah between 1980 and 2019, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jenah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenah 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 477 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.

Jenah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

477

Since 1980

40 years of records

Peak year

2008

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1980

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jenah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1980

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2008)
32
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Jenah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
196 births that decade — 41% of Jenah's all-time total
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Jenah by state

Where Jenah concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Jenah's total US births 1.0%

5 of 477 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenah?
477 babies have been named Jenah since 1980. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2008 with 32 births.
When was Jenah most popular?
Jenah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jenah most popular?
The top states for the name Jenah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenah been used?
Jenah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 40 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jenah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, 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, 1980–2019 (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.