Recorded 1987–1999 Girls' name Peak 1989 18 births

Jeneca — girls' name

18 babies named Jeneca in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Jeneca since 1987, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

18
total births
1987–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jeneca was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jeneca in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeneca

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jeneca between 1987 and 1999, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeneca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeneca performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jeneca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeneca 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 18 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.

Jeneca at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

18

Since 1987

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1987

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jeneca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1987

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919891987 5

Jeneca by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 67% of Jeneca's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeneca?
18 babies have been named Jeneca since 1987. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Jeneca most popular?
Jeneca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jeneca been used?
Jeneca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 13 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jeneca?
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.

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, 1987–1999 (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.