Girls' name · since 1965
Jenefer
Jenefer has 320 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenefer is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 320 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenefer has been recorded 320 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2003.
- #15,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 320 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenefer ranks #15,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 320 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 320
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenefer's 320 recorded births place it above 78.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenefer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenefer's full recorded timeline at 1985, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenefer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2003
- Peak year (1972)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jenefer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (116 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Jenefer's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jenefer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 116 births (36% of all-time use).
Jenefer by state
Where Jenefer concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.1% |
10 of 320 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jenefer's data
- Jenefer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenefers (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jenefer: 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 (~38 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, 1965–2003 (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 Jenefer 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.