Girls' name · since 1974
Jenika
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 914 babies named Jenika, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,170 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
914 babies have been named Jenika since 1974, making it today's #11170 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenika recorded 914 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #11170 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,170 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 914 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenika ranks #7,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,170 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 914 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,170 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 914
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenika's 914 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jenika compares
914 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Jenika's all-time total is 143% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 914 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenika splits its recorded history at 2000: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jenika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (214 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Jenika's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jenika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 214 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jenika 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 Jenika's total volume
Jenika by state
Where Jenika concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
44 of 914 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenika's data
- Jenika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jenikas (44 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jenika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jenika 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.