Girls' name · since 1905
Jeneva
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 1,073 babies named Jeneva, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1905
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeneva is the #6566 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,073 recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneva has been recorded 1,073 times among girls since 1905, currently ranked #6566 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #7,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,073 born since 1905
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneva ranks #7,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1905, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1905
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeneva's 1,073 recorded births place it above 90.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jeneva compares
1,073 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeneva's all-time total is 185% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeneva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,073 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeneva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeneva's full recorded timeline at 1979, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeneva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Jeneva by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (166 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Jeneva's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jeneva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 166 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jeneva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jeneva's total volume
Jeneva by state
Where Jeneva concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
12 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeneva's data
- Jeneva's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (166 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jenevas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeneva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Jeneva 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.