Girls' name · since 1970
Jennica
1,977 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.
- #4,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,977
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,977 babies have been named Jennica since 1970, making it today's #8477 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jennica recorded 1,977 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #8477 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,477 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,977 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennica ranks #4,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,477 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,977 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,977
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jennica's 1,977 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jennica compares
1,977 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jennica's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jennica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,977 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jennica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jennica splits its recorded history at 1998: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jennica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jennica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (547 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Jennica's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jennica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 155
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
502 births
- 1990s
1990s
547 births
- 2000s
2000s
435 births
- 2010s
2010s
250 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 547 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jennica 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 Jennica's total volume
Jennica by state
Where Jennica concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 78 | 3.9% |
| #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% |
191 of 1,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jennica appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jennica's data
- Jennica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (547 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jennicas (191 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 Jennica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jennica 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.