Girls' name · since 1983
Jenan
325 babies named Jenan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
325 babies have been named Jenan since 1983, making it today's #9661 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenan has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #9661 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #15,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,661 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenan ranks #15,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,661 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 325 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,661 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenan's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Jenan compares
325 47th percentile among 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
Jenan's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenan splits its recorded history at 2007: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jenan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Jenan's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jenan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (30% of all-time use).
Jenan by state
Where Jenan concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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What to do with Jenan's data
- Jenan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Jenans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Jenan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Jenan 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.