Recorded 1973–2008 Girls' name Peak 1973 78 births

Jennea — girls' name

78 babies named Jennea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

78 girls have been named Jennea since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2008.

78
total births
1973–2008
years on record
1970s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jennea was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jennea in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennea

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Jennea between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jennea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennea 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 78 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.

Jennea at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

78

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1973

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jennea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1973)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 2008199819911986198019771973 8

Jennea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 31% of Jennea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennea?
78 babies have been named Jennea since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1973 with 8 births.
When was Jennea most popular?
Jennea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Jennea been used?
Jennea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jennea?
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, 1973–2008 (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.