Girls' name · since 1959
Jenai
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 800 babies named Jenai, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,957 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenai is the #8957 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 800 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenai has been recorded 800 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #8957 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #8,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,957 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 800 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenai ranks #8,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,957 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 800 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,957 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jenai's 800 recorded births place it above 87.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jenai compares
800 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Jenai's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenai's full recorded timeline at 1995, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Jenai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (233 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Jenai's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jenai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
233 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 233 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jenai 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 Jenai's total volume
Jenai by state
Where Jenai concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
22 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenai's data
- Jenai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenais (22 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 Jenai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Jenai 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.