Recorded 1997–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 403 births

Jeniya — girls' name

403 babies named Jeniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s2582010s1102020s15

The verdict

403 girls have been named Jeniya since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

403
total births
1997–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jeniya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

44 babies were named Jeniya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 403 babies named Jeniya between 1997 and 2021, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeniya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeniya in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeniya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 403 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeniya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

403

Since 1997

25 years of records

Peak year

2004

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1997

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jeniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1997

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
44
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 202120182014201120082005200219991997 5

Jeniya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
258 births that decade — 64% of Jeniya's all-time total
1990s202000s2582010s1102020s15

Jeniya by state

Where Jeniya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jeniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.5%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
#3 New York
5 1.2%
North Carolina share of Jeniya's total US births 1.5%
Even split

6 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeniya?
403 babies have been named Jeniya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 44 births.
When was Jeniya most popular?
Jeniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Jeniya most popular?
The top states for the name Jeniya are North Carolina (6 births), Florida (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jeniya been used?
Jeniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 25 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jeniya?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.