Recorded 1892–1992 Girls' name Peak 1920 595 births

Jennett — girls' name

595 babies named Jennett in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s91900s191910s671920s1031930s641940s971950s481960s701970s461980s581990s14
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Jennett was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jennett in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennett

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Jennett between 1892 and 1992, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennett performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Jennett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jennett in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennett 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 595 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.

Jennett at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

595

Since 1892

101 years of records

Peak year

1920

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1892

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 1992

Jennett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1892

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1920)
17
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
05101520 199219771965195119411929191919031892 9

Jennett by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
103 births that decade — 17% of Jennett's all-time total
1890s91900s191910s671920s1031930s641940s971950s481960s701970s461980s581990s14

Jennett by state

Where Jennett concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jennett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
California share of Jennett's total US births 0.8%

5 of 595 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennett?
595 babies have been named Jennett since 1892. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1920 with 17 births.
When was Jennett most popular?
Jennett was most popular in the 1920s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Jennett most popular?
The top states for the name Jennett are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jennett been used?
Jennett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 101 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Jennett?
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.

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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, 1892–1992 (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.