Girls' name · since 1988

Jeniva

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Jeniva, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

25
total births
1988–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade

25 girls have been named Jeniva since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jeniva has 25 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1999.

  • 25 total births
  • 1988–1999 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 80% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jeniva's 25 recorded births place it above 40% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jeniva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jeniva's full recorded timeline at 1994, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births.

Jeniva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1988)
5
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
5 19881991199419951999 5

Jeniva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Jeniva's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Jeniva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeniva?
Jeniva has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 5 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Jeniva most popular?
Jeniva was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jeniva been used?
Records for Jeniva go back to 1988, giving 12 years of history through 1999.
What names are similar to Jeniva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1988–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jeniva: Baby Name Since 1988 - 25 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeniva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jeniva 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 July 2026.