Girls' name · since 1968
Jennier
Jennier has 247 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jennier is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 247 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Jennier recorded 247 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1968 to 1993.
- #17,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 247 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennier ranks #17,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 247
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jennier's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jennier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jennier splits its recorded history at 1980: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jennier popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1993
- Peak year (1985)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jennier by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (122 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Jennier's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Jennier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 122 births (49% of all-time use).
Jennier by state
Where Jennier concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 247 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jennier's data
- Jennier's decade-level peak was the 1980s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jenniers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jennier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1968–1993 (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 Jennier 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.