Recorded 1920–2010 Girls' name Peak 1975 166 births

Jennet — girls' name

166 babies named Jennet in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s251930s61940s161950s231960s181970s271980s341990s62000s52010s6
1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Jennet was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jennet in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennet

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Jennet between 1920 and 2010, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennet performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jennet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennet 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 166 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.

Jennet at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

166

Since 1920

91 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1920

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2010

Jennet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1920

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Jennet by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
34 births that decade — 20% of Jennet's all-time total
1920s251930s61940s161950s231960s181970s271980s341990s62000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennet?
166 babies have been named Jennet since 1920. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Jennet most popular?
Jennet was most popular in the 1980s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Jennet been used?
Jennet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 91 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jennet?
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, 1920–2010 (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.