Recorded 1977–2015 Girls' name Peak 1992 362 births

Jennae — girls' name

362 babies named Jennae in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1081990s1352000s862010s15

The verdict

362 girls have been named Jennae since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

362
total births
1977–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jennae was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jennae in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennae

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Jennae between 1977 and 2015, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jennae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jennae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennae 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 362 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.

Jennae at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

362

Since 1977

39 years of records

Peak year

1992

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1977

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jennae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1977

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
23
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Jennae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
135 births that decade — 37% of Jennae's all-time total
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Jennae by state

Where Jennae concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jennae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 7.7%
California share of Jennae's total US births 7.7%

28 of 362 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennae?
362 babies have been named Jennae since 1977. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1992 with 23 births.
When was Jennae most popular?
Jennae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Jennae most popular?
The top states for the name Jennae are California (28 births).
How long has the name Jennae been used?
Jennae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 39 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jennae?
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, 1977–2015 (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.