US rank #11011 Boys' name Peak 1991 675 births

Jenaro — #11011 US boys' name

675 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.

1910s61920s341930s251940s201950s591960s471970s961980s981990s992000s1062010s542020s31
#11011
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Jenaro was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jenaro in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Jenaro between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jenaro currently holds the #11011 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenaro performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jenaro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jenaro in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenaro 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 675 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.

Jenaro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

675

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,011

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jenaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Jenaro by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 16% of Jenaro's all-time total
1910s61920s341930s251940s201950s591960s471970s961980s981990s992000s1062010s542020s31

Jenaro by state

Where Jenaro concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jenaro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 8.4%
#2 Texas
39 5.8%
California share of Jenaro's total US births 8.4%
Even split

57 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenaro?
675 babies have been named Jenaro since 1919. It currently ranks #11011 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Jenaro most popular?
Jenaro was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jenaro most popular?
The top states for the name Jenaro are California (57 births), Texas (39 births).
How long has the name Jenaro been used?
Jenaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jenaro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jensen, Jennifer, Jennings, Jenson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.