Girls' name · since 1973
Jennea
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Jennea, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
78 girls have been named Jennea since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennea has been recorded 78 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2008.
- #29,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 78 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennea ranks #29,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jennea's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jennea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jennea's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jennea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1973)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jennea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Jennea's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jennea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Jennea's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jennea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Jennea 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.