Boys' name · since 1976
Jenner
547 babies named Jenner in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 547
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenner is the #7327 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 547 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenner has been recorded 547 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #7327 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,327 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 547 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenner ranks #7,466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,327 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 547 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,327 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 547
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenner's 547 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jenner compares
547 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jenner's all-time total is 48% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 547 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jenner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenner splits its recorded history at 2003: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenner popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jenner popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1977 (Jenner as girls' name)
Jenner by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jenner's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jenner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jenner compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jenner's total volume
Jenner by state
Where Jenner concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenner's data
- Jenner's decade-level peak was the 2010s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenners (42 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 Jenner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jenner 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.