Girls' name · since 1932
Jenine
Jenine has 2,263 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,263
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenine is the #13368 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,263 recorded since 1932.
Social Security Administration records show Jenine recorded 2,263 times among girls since 1932, holding rank #13368 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #4,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,368 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,263 born since 1932
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenine ranks #4,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,368 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,263 born since 1932, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,368 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,263
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenine's 2,263 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jenine compares
2,263 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jenine's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,263 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jenine's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jenine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Jenine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (659 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Jenine's strongest decade.
659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jenine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 68
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 258
1950s
258 births
- 1960s
1960s
505 births
- 1970s
1970s
659 births
- 1980s
1980s
415 births
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 659 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jenine 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 Jenine's total volume
Jenine by state
Where Jenine concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 345 | 15.2% |
| #2 | California | | 271 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 95 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 59 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.7% |
345 of 2,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenine's data
- Jenine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (659 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jenines (345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jenine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Jenine 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.