Girls' name · since 1980
Jenilee
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 806 babies named Jenilee, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 806
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenilee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 806 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenilee has been recorded 806 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2012.
- #8,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 806 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenilee ranks #8,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 806 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 806
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenilee's 806 recorded births place it above 88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jenilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenilee splits its recorded history at 1994: 14% of all births land in the more recent half, 86% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 192 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012
- Peak year (1982)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jenilee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (656 births, 81% of the file).
1980s was Jenilee's strongest decade.
656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Jenilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
656 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 656 births (81% of all-time use).
How Jenilee 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 Jenilee's total volume
Jenilee by state
Where Jenilee concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 58 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 1.4% |
63 of 806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jenilee appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenilee's data
- Jenilee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (656 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenilees (63 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 Jenilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1980–2012 (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 Jenilee 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.