Girls' name · since 1974
Jennah
Jennah has 3,115 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,115
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jennah currently ranks #4394 among girls' names in America, with 3,115 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennah has been recorded 3,115 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #4394 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,523 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,394 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,115 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennah ranks #3,523 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,394 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,115 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,523 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,394 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,115
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jennah's 3,115 recorded births place it above 95.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jennah compares
3,115 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jennah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jennah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jennah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jennah's full recorded timeline at 2000, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 135 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jennah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jennah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,041 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Jennah's strongest decade.
1,041 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jennah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 289
1980s
289 births
- 1990s
1990s
693 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,041 births
- 2010s
2010s
802 births
- 2020s 253
2020s
253 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,041 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jennah 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 Jennah's total volume
Jennah by state
Where Jennah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 231 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 188 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 110 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 109 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 105 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 103 | 3.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 89 | 2.9% |
312 of 3,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jennah appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jennah's data
- Jennah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,041 total births); usage has since declined to 253 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jennahs (312 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jennah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jennah 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.