Girls' name · since 1942
Jeneen
Jeneen has 1,116 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeneen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,116 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Jeneen recorded 1,116 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2024.
- #6,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,116 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneen ranks #6,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,116 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jeneen's 1,116 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Jeneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeneen splits its recorded history at 1980: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Jeneen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (453 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Jeneen's strongest decade.
453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jeneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
248 births
- 1970s
1970s
453 births
- 1980s 144
1980s
144 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 453 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jeneen 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 Jeneen's total volume
Jeneen by state
Where Jeneen concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 102 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 4.5% |
| #3 | California | | 40 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.4% |
102 of 1,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeneen's data
- Jeneen's decade-level peak was the 1970s (453 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jeneens (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jeneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1942–2024 (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 Jeneen 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.