Recorded 1909–2021 Girls' name Peak 1988 234 births

Jency — girls' name

234 babies named Jency in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s51930s101950s111970s81980s581990s512000s282010s472020s11
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jency was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jency in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jency

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Jency between 1909 and 2021, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jency currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jency performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jency shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jency in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jency 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 234 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.

Jency at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

234

Since 1909

113 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1909

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jency popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1909

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
468101214 20212015200819951989198219391909 5

Jency popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1991 (Jency as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20061991 5

Jency by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 25% of Jency's all-time total
1900s51910s51930s101950s111970s81980s581990s512000s282010s472020s11

Jency by state

Where Jency concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jency
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Jency's total US births 2.1%

5 of 234 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jency?
234 babies have been named Jency since 1909. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Jency most popular?
Jency was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jency most popular?
The top states for the name Jency are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jency been used?
Jency has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 113 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jency?
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, 1909–2021 (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.