Girls' name · since 1910
Jenett
Jenett has 46 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jenett sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Jenett recorded 46 times among girls since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1952.
- #35,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1910
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenett ranks #35,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1910, peaking in the 1930s.
- #35,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jenett's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jenett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenett splits its recorded history at 1936: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1952
- Peak year (1936)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1952.
46 total births across 43 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1936 with 10 births in a single year.
Jenett by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (18 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Jenett's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jenett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 18 births (39% of all-time use).
Jenett decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Jenett's data
- Jenett's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jenett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1910–1952 (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 Jenett 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.
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