Recorded 1910–1952 Girls' name Peak 1936 46 births

Jenett — girls' name

46 babies named Jenett in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s181940s121950s6
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jenett was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jenett in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenett

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Jenett between 1910 and 1952, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenett performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jenett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenett 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 46 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.

Jenett at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

46

Since 1910

43 years of records

Peak year

1936

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1910

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1952

Jenett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1910

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1936)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 1952194319401936193019281910 5

Jenett by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
18 births that decade — 39% of Jenett's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s181940s121950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenett?
46 babies have been named Jenett since 1910. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1936 with 10 births.
When was Jenett most popular?
Jenett was most popular in the 1930s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Jenett been used?
Jenett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 43 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Jenett?
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, 1910–1952 (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.