Girls' name · since 1964

Jenia

Jenia has 400 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Jenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 400 have been recorded since 1964.

Jenia has 400 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2015.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenia's 400 recorded births place it above 81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Jenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jenia splits its recorded history at 1991: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jenia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
05101520 196419711978198619921998200420102015 7

Jenia by decade

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

2000s was Jenia's strongest decade.

120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Jenia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Since 1964, Social Security records show 400 babies named Jenia. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record 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.

What to do with Jenia's data

  • Jenia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Jenias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1964–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jenia: Baby Name Since 1964 - 400 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jenia 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 July 2026.