Girls' name · since 1987
Jeneca
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Jeneca, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 18
- total births
- 1987–1999
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Jeneca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneca has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 1999.
- 18 total births
- 1987–1999 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeneca's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeneca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeneca's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeneca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1999
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Jeneca by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jeneca's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Jeneca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Jeneca's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1987–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeneca: Baby Name Since 1987 - 18 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeneca. 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 Jeneca 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.