Recorded 1934–2004 Girls' name Peak 1960 543 births

Jenene — girls' name

543 babies named Jenene in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s591950s791960s1511970s1601980s722000s5
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jenene was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

24 babies were named Jenene in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenene

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Jenene between 1934 and 2004, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jenene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jenene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenene 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 543 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.

Jenene at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

543

Since 1934

71 years of records

Peak year

1960

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1934

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2004

Jenene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1934

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1960)
24
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
0510152025 20041981197419671960195219441934 7

Jenene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
160 births that decade — 29% of Jenene's all-time total
1930s171940s591950s791960s1511970s1601980s722000s5

Jenene by state

Where Jenene concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jenene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 4.8%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Jenene's total US births 4.8%
Even split

26 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenene?
543 babies have been named Jenene since 1934. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1960 with 24 births.
When was Jenene most popular?
Jenene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Jenene most popular?
The top states for the name Jenene are California (26 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jenene been used?
Jenene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 71 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Jenene?
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, 1934–2004 (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.