Recorded 1942–1962 Girls' name Peak 1960 41 births

Jenneth — girls' name

41 babies named Jenneth in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s261960s15

The verdict

41 girls have been named Jenneth since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1962.

41
total births
1942–1962
years on record
1940s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jenneth was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jenneth in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenneth

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Jenneth between 1942 and 1962, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenneth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenneth performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jenneth shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenneth 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 41 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.

Jenneth at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

41

Since 1942

21 years of records

Peak year

1960

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1942

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1962

Jenneth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1942

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 196219601947194619451942 5

Jenneth by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
26 births that decade — 63% of Jenneth's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenneth?
41 babies have been named Jenneth since 1942. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1960 with 10 births.
When was Jenneth most popular?
Jenneth was most popular in the 1940s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Jenneth been used?
Jenneth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 21 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Jenneth?
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, 1942–1962 (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.