US rank #11266 Girls' name Peak 1987 1,965 births

Jennica — #11266 US girls' name

1,965 babies named Jennica in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1551980s5021990s5472000s4352010s2502020s76
#11266
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Jennica was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

78 babies were named Jennica in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennica

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,965 babies named Jennica between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennica currently holds the #11266 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 547 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jennica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 191 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jennica in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennica 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 1,965 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.

Jennica at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,965

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1987

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,266

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jennica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
78
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219751970 7

Jennica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
547 births that decade — 28% of Jennica's all-time total
1970s1551980s5021990s5472000s4352010s2502020s76

Jennica by state

Where Jennica concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jennica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
191 9.7%
#2 Utah
78 4.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
42 2.1%
#4 Texas
33 1.7%
#5 Ohio
16 0.8%
#6 Washington
12 0.6%
#7 New York
11 0.6%
#8 Illinois
8 0.4%
California share of Jennica's total US births 9.7%
Even split

191 of 1,965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Jennica appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennica?
1,965 babies have been named Jennica since 1970. It currently ranks #11266 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 78 births.
When was Jennica most popular?
Jennica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 547 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Jennica most popular?
The top states for the name Jennica are California (191 births), Utah (78 births), Pennsylvania (42 births).
How long has the name Jennica been used?
Jennica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jennica?
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, 1970–2024 (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.