Girls' name · since 1945
Jenni
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 5,548 babies named Jenni, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,548
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenni currently ranks #7960 among girls' names in America, with 5,548 babies recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Jenni recorded 5,548 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #7960 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #2,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,960 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,548 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenni ranks #2,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,960 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,548 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,960 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,548
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenni's 5,548 recorded births place it above 96.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jenni compares
5,548 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jenni's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,548 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenni splits its recorded history at 1985: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1945 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 204 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Jenni by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,533 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Jenni's strongest decade.
1,533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jenni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 277
1950s
277 births
- 1960s
1960s
663 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,499 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,533 births
- 1990s 596
1990s
596 births
- 2000s 412
2000s
412 births
- 2010s 406
2010s
406 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,533 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jenni 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 Jenni's total volume
Jenni by state
Where Jenni concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 647 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 361 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 196 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 147 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 145 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 145 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 130 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 95 | 1.7% |
647 of 5,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jenni appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenni's data
- Jenni's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,533 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jennis (647 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jenni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Jenni 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.