Girls' name · since 1988
Jenavieve
Jenavieve has 997 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 997
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenavieve is the #5999 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 997 recorded since 1988.
Jenavieve has 997 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5999 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,999 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 997 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenavieve ranks #7,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,999 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 997 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 997
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenavieve's 997 recorded births place it above 89.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jenavieve compares
997 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Jenavieve's all-time total is 165% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenavieve | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 997 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenavieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenavieve splits its recorded history at 2009: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenavieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jenavieve by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (456 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Jenavieve's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jenavieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
323 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 456 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jenavieve compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jenavieve's total volume
Jenavieve by state
Where Jenavieve concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 184 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
184 of 997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenavieve's data
- Jenavieve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (456 total births) through the 2020s (152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jenavieves (184 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 Jenavieve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jenavieve 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.