Girls' name · since 1973
Jenaya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 1,006 babies named Jenaya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,006 babies have been named Jenaya since 1973, making it today's #8011 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenaya recorded 1,006 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #8011 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,011 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,006 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenaya ranks #7,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,011 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,006 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenaya's 1,006 recorded births place it above 89.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jenaya compares
1,006 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
Jenaya's all-time total is 168% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,006 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenaya's full recorded timeline at 2000, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jenaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (412 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jenaya's strongest decade.
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jenaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 106
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
412 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 412 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jenaya 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 Jenaya's total volume
Jenaya by state
Where Jenaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
37 of 1,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenaya's data
- Jenaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (412 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jenayas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jenaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jenaya 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.