Girls' name · since 1971
Jenn
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Jenn, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1971–2023
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
28 girls have been named Jenn since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenn has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- 28 total births
- 1971–2023 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jenn's 28 recorded births place it above 42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jenn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenn splits its recorded history at 1984: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jenn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jenn's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jenn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jenn's data
- Jenn's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1971–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jenn: Baby Name Since 1971 - 28 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenn. 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 Jenn 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.