Recorded 1959–1980 Girls' name Peak 1959 23 births

Jennean — girls' name

23 babies named Jennean in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Jennean since 1959, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.

23
total births
1959–1980
years on record
1950s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Jennean was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jennean in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennean

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Jennean between 1959 and 1980, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennean performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jennean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennean 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 23 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.

Jennean at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

23

Since 1959

22 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1959

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1980

Jennean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1959

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1980197819681959 6

Jennean by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 26% of Jennean's all-time total
1950s61960s61970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennean?
23 babies have been named Jennean since 1959. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Jennean most popular?
Jennean was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jennean been used?
Jennean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 22 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Jennean?
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, 1959–1980 (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.