Girls' name · since 1933
Jenean
Jenean has 799 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
799 girls have been named Jenean since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenean recorded 799 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2003.
- #8,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 799 born since 1933
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenean ranks #8,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 799 born since 1933, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1933
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenean's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenean's full recorded timeline at 1968, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2003
- Peak year (1960)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jenean by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (217 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Jenean's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jenean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
194 births
- 1970s
1970s
217 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 217 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jenean 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 Jenean's total volume
Jenean by state
Where Jenean concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
21 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenean's data
- Jenean's decade-level peak was the 1970s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeneans (21 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jenean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1933–2003 (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 Jenean 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.