Recorded 1968–1993 Girls' name Peak 1985 247 births

Jennier — girls' name

247 babies named Jennier in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s1041980s1221990s6
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jennier was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jennier in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennier

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Jennier between 1968 and 1993, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennier currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennier performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jennier shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jennier in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennier 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 247 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.

Jennier at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

247

Since 1968

26 years of records

Peak year

1985

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1968

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jennier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1968

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1985)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 19931987198419811978197519721968 5

Jennier by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
122 births that decade — 49% of Jennier's all-time total
1960s151970s1041980s1221990s6

Jennier by state

Where Jennier concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jennier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.0%
New York share of Jennier's total US births 2.0%

5 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennier?
247 babies have been named Jennier since 1968. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1985 with 18 births.
When was Jennier most popular?
Jennier was most popular in the 1980s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Jennier most popular?
The top states for the name Jennier are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jennier been used?
Jennier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 26 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jennier?
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.

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, 1968–1993 (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.