Recorded 1999–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 114 births

Jenaveve — girls' name

114 babies named Jenaveve in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s92000s362010s632020s6

The verdict

114 girls have been named Jenaveve since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

114
total births
1999–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jenaveve was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jenaveve in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenaveve

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Jenaveve between 1999 and 2020, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenaveve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenaveve performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jenaveve shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenaveve in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenaveve 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 114 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.

Jenaveve at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

114

Since 1999

22 years of records

Peak year

2007

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1999

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jenaveve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1999

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20202018201420122010200720051999 9

Jenaveve by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 55% of Jenaveve's all-time total
1990s92000s362010s632020s6

Jenaveve by state

Where Jenaveve concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenaveve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.4%
California share of Jenaveve's total US births 4.4%

5 of 114 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenaveve?
114 babies have been named Jenaveve since 1999. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 10 births.
When was Jenaveve most popular?
Jenaveve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jenaveve most popular?
The top states for the name Jenaveve are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenaveve been used?
Jenaveve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 22 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jenaveve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2020 (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.