Recorded 1929–1997 Girls' name Peak 1970 568 births

Jeneane — girls' name

568 babies named Jeneane in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s801940s931950s821960s931970s1491980s581990s6
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Jeneane was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jeneane in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeneane

The Social Security Administration has registered 568 babies named Jeneane between 1929 and 1997, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeneane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeneane performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jeneane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jeneane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeneane 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 568 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.

Jeneane at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

568

Since 1929

69 years of records

Peak year

1970

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1929

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jeneane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1929

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1970)
22
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 19971979197119621954194619381929 7

Jeneane by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
149 births that decade — 26% of Jeneane's all-time total
1920s71930s801940s931950s821960s931970s1491980s581990s6

Jeneane by state

Where Jeneane concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jeneane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 1.1%
Pennsylvania share of Jeneane's total US births 1.1%

6 of 568 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeneane?
568 babies have been named Jeneane since 1929. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1970 with 22 births.
When was Jeneane most popular?
Jeneane was most popular in the 1970s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Jeneane most popular?
The top states for the name Jeneane are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Jeneane been used?
Jeneane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 69 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jeneane?
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.

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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, 1929–1997 (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.