Girls' name · since 1909
Jenney
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 509 babies named Jenney, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
509 girls have been named Jenney since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenney recorded 509 times among girls since 1909, 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 1909 to 2007.
- #11,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 509 born since 1909
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenney ranks #11,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 509 born since 1909, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,714 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jenney's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jenney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenney's full recorded timeline at 1974, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2007
- Peak year (1979)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Jenney by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (165 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Jenney's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jenney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 165 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jenney 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 Jenney's total volume
Jenney by state
Where Jenney concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenney's data
- Jenney's decade-level peak was the 1970s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenneys (10 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jenney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1909–2007 (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 Jenney 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.