Girls' name · since 1880
Jennette
3,522 babies named Jennette in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,522
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jennette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,522 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Jennette recorded 3,522 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #3,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,522 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennette ranks #3,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,522 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,522
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jennette's 3,522 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jennette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jennette's full recorded timeline at 1949, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jennette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1981)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Jennette by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (630 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Jennette's strongest decade.
630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jennette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 85
1890s
85 births
- 1900s 78
1900s
78 births
- 1910s 224
1910s
224 births
- 1920s 235
1920s
235 births
- 1930s
1930s
261 births
- 1940s
1940s
350 births
- 1950s
1950s
386 births
- 1960s
1960s
456 births
- 1970s
1970s
630 births
- 1980s
1980s
514 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 630 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jennette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jennette's total volume
Jennette by state
Where Jennette concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 264 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 113 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 56 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 25 | 0.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 23 | 0.7% |
264 of 3,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jennette appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jennette's data
- Jennette's decade-level peak was the 1970s (630 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jennettes (264 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jennette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Jennette 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.