Girls' name · since 1936
Jenita
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 473 babies named Jenita, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 473 recorded since 1936.
Jenita has 473 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2006.
- #12,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1936
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenita ranks #12,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1936, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenita's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenita splits its recorded history at 1971: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2006
- Peak year (1977)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jenita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (131 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Jenita's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jenita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 131 births (28% of all-time use).
Jenita by state
Where Jenita concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 473 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jenita's data
- Jenita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenitas (5 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 Jenita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1936–2006 (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 Jenita 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.