Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 1988 28 births

Jenn — girls' name

28 babies named Jenn in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

28 girls have been named Jenn since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2023.

28
total births
1971–2023
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jenn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jenn in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenn

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jenn between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jenn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenn 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 28 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.

Jenn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jenn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Jenn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 46% of Jenn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenn?
28 babies have been named Jenn since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Jenn most popular?
Jenn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jenn been used?
Jenn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jenn?
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, 1971–2023 (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.