Girls' name · since 1999
Jeniyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 563 babies named Jeniyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jeniyah is the #9785 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 563 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Jeniyah recorded 563 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9785 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,785 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 563 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeniyah ranks #11,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,785 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 563 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 563
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jeniyah's 563 recorded births place it above 84.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jeniyah compares
563 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Jeniyah's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jeniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeniyah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jeniyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (271 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jeniyah's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jeniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 271 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jeniyah 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 Jeniyah's total volume
Jeniyah by state
Where Jeniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 33 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
33 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeniyah's data
- Jeniyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jeniyahs (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jeniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Jeniyah 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.