Recorded 1964–2015 Girls' name Peak 2001 400 births

Jenia — girls' name

400 babies named Jenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s631980s631990s942000s1202010s27

The verdict

400 girls have been named Jenia since 1964, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

400
total births
1964–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jenia was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jenia in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Jenia between 1964 and 2015, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenia 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 400 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.

Jenia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

400

Since 1964

52 years of records

Peak year

2001

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1964

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1964

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 201520072001199519891981197519671964 7

Jenia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
120 births that decade — 30% of Jenia's all-time total
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Jenia by state

Where Jenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.3%
New York share of Jenia's total US births 1.3%

5 of 400 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenia?
400 babies have been named Jenia since 1964. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2001 with 16 births.
When was Jenia most popular?
Jenia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jenia most popular?
The top states for the name Jenia are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jenia been used?
Jenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 52 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jenia?
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, 1964–2015 (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.