Recorded 1946–2023 Girls' name Peak 1988 2,012 births

Jenee — girls' name

2,012 babies named Jenee in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jenee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

92 babies were named Jenee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenee

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,012 babies named Jenee between 1946 and 2023, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 703 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jenee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 291 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Jenee in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenee 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 2,012 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.

Jenee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,012

Since 1946

78 years of records

Peak year

1988

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1946

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jenee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1946

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1988)
92
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Jenee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
703 births that decade — 35% of Jenee's all-time total
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Jenee by state

Where Jenee concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jenee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
291 14.5%
#2 New York
110 5.5%
#3 Louisiana
62 3.1%
#4 Michigan
29 1.4%
#5 Texas
29 1.4%
#6 Illinois
27 1.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
20 1.0%
#8 Florida
16 0.8%
California share of Jenee's total US births 14.5%
Even split

291 of 2,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jenee appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenee?
2,012 babies have been named Jenee since 1946. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1988 with 92 births.
When was Jenee most popular?
Jenee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 703 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jenee most popular?
The top states for the name Jenee are California (291 births), New York (110 births), Louisiana (62 births).
How long has the name Jenee been used?
Jenee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 78 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jenee?
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, 1946–2023 (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.