Girls' name · since 1914
Jenevieve
Jenevieve has 1,843 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenevieve currently ranks #2413 among girls' names in America, with 1,843 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenevieve has been recorded 1,843 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #2413 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,413 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,843 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenevieve ranks #4,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,413 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,843 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,843
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenevieve's 1,843 recorded births place it above 93.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jenevieve compares
1,843 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jenevieve's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenevieve | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,843 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenevieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jenevieve's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 89, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jenevieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Jenevieve by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (644 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jenevieve's strongest decade.
644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jenevieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
295 births
- 2010s
2010s
644 births
- 2020s
2020s
457 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 644 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jenevieve 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 Jenevieve's total volume
Jenevieve by state
Where Jenevieve concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 142 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 76 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.7% |
321 of 1,843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jenevieve appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenevieve's data
- Jenevieve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (644 total births) through the 2020s (457) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jenevieves (321 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jenevieve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Jenevieve 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.