Girls' name · since 1996

Jendaya

84 babies named Jendaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

84
total births
1996–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade

Jendaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 1996.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jendaya has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.

  • 84 total births
  • 1996–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 57% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jendaya's 84 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jendaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jendaya's full recorded timeline at 2003, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jendaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
468101214 199619981999200020012002200320042006200720212025 5

Jendaya by decade

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

2000s was Jendaya's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jendaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jendaya?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 84 babies named Jendaya. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 12 births.
When was Jendaya most popular?
Jendaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Jendaya been used?
The SSA has tracked Jendaya since 1996 -- 30 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jendaya?
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 Jendaya's data

  • Jendaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jendaya: Baby Name Since 1996 - 84 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jendaya. 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 Jendaya 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 July 2026.