Boys' name · since 1919
Jenaro
684 babies named Jenaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenaro is the #8320 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 684 recorded since 1919.
Jenaro has 684 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8320 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #6,541 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 684 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenaro ranks #6,541 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 684 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenaro's 684 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jenaro compares
684 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jenaro's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenaro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 684 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jenaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenaro splits its recorded history at 1982: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Jenaro by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Jenaro's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jenaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jenaro compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jenaro's total volume
Jenaro by state
Where Jenaro concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 5.7% |
57 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenaro's data
- Jenaro's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jenaros (57 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 Jenaro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Jenaro 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.