Total births
246
Girls' name · since 1909
Jency
Jency has 246 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 246
- total births
- 1909–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
Jency is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 246 have been recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jency has been recorded 246 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- 246 total births
- 1909–2025 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 24% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
246 girls have been named Jency since 1909, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2025.
- 246
- total births
- 1909–2025
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
24% 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.
Jency's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jency's full recorded timeline at 1993, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jency at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1909
Jency popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Jency popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1991 (Jency as boys' name)
Jency by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jency's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jency births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 58 births (24% of all-time use).
Jency by state
Where Jency concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
Texas share of Jency's total US births 2.0%
5 of 246 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jency? ▼
Since 1909, Social Security records show 246 babies named Jency. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record 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 117 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Jency's data
- Jency's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jencys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jency
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jency: Baby Name Since 1909 - 246 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jency. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jency 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 June 2026.