Recorded 1965–2007 Boys' name Peak 1979 51 births

Jenard — boys' name

51 babies named Jenard in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 boys have been named Jenard since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

51
total births
1965–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jenard was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jenard in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenard

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Jenard between 1965 and 2007, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jenard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenard performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jenard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenard 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 51 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.

Jenard at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

51

Since 1965

43 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1965

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jenard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1965

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Jenard by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 33% of Jenard's all-time total
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Jenard by state

Where Jenard concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 11.8%
Georgia share of Jenard's total US births 11.8%

6 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenard?
51 babies have been named Jenard since 1965. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Jenard most popular?
Jenard was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jenard most popular?
The top states for the name Jenard are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Jenard been used?
Jenard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 43 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jenard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jensen, Jennings, Jennifer, Jenson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1965–2007 (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.