Boys' name · since 1890
Jenkins
238 babies named Jenkins in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
238 boys have been named Jenkins since 1890, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jenkins has 238 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2021.
- #11,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 238 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenkins ranks #11,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jenkins's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Jenkins's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenkins's full recorded timeline at 1933, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenkins popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2021
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Jenkins by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (57 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Jenkins's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jenkins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (24% of all-time use).
Jenkins by state
Where Jenkins concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 2.5% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 2.1% |
6 of 238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenkins's data
- Jenkins's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Jenkinss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Jenkins: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1890–2021 (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 Jenkins 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.