Girls' name · since 1970
Jenica
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,079 babies named Jenica, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,079
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenica is the #11147 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,079 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenica has been recorded 2,079 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #11147 nationally and more common than 36% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #4,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,079 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenica ranks #4,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,079 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,079
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenica's 2,079 recorded births place it above 93.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jenica compares
2,079 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Jenica's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,079 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenica splits its recorded history at 1998: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jenica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (657 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jenica's strongest decade.
657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jenica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 237
1970s
237 births
- 1980s
1980s
657 births
- 1990s
1990s
446 births
- 2000s
2000s
448 births
- 2010s 219
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 657 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jenica 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 Jenica's total volume
Jenica by state
Where Jenica concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 293 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.3% |
293 of 2,079 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jenica appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenica's data
- Jenica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (657 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenicas (293 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 Jenica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jenica 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.