Recorded 1942–1999 Girls' name Peak 1981 103 births

Jenet — girls' name

103 babies named Jenet in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s151960s51970s271980s391990s5

The verdict

103 girls have been named Jenet since 1942, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

103
total births
1942–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jenet was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jenet in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenet

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Jenet between 1942 and 1999, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenet performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jenet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenet 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 103 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.

Jenet at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

103

Since 1942

58 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1942

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jenet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1942

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
4681012 1999198619811972195419491942 6

Jenet by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 38% of Jenet's all-time total
1940s121950s151960s51970s271980s391990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenet?
103 babies have been named Jenet since 1942. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Jenet most popular?
Jenet was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Jenet been used?
Jenet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 58 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jenet?
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, 1942–1999 (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.