Girls' name · since 1929
Jeneane
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 568 babies named Jeneane, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 568
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeneane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 568 have been recorded since 1929.
Jeneane has 568 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1997.
- #10,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 568 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneane ranks #10,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 568 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 568
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeneane's 568 recorded births place it above 84.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Jeneane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeneane's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeneane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1997
- Peak year (1970)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Jeneane by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (149 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Jeneane's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jeneane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s
1930s
80 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jeneane 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 Jeneane's total volume
Jeneane by state
Where Jeneane concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 568 births nationwide.
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- Jeneane's decade-level peak was the 1970s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Jeneanes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeneane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1929–1997 (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 Jeneane 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.