Recorded 1916–1925 Girls' name Peak 1916 18 births

Jennieve — girls' name

18 babies named Jennieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s5

The verdict

18 girls have been named Jennieve since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1925.

18
total births
1916–1925
years on record
1910s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Jennieve was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jennieve in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennieve

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jennieve between 1916 and 1925, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennieve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennieve performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jennieve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennieve 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 18 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.

Jennieve at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

18

Since 1916

10 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1916

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1925

Jennieve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1916

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 192519181916 8

Jennieve by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 72% of Jennieve's all-time total
1910s131920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennieve?
18 babies have been named Jennieve since 1916. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Jennieve most popular?
Jennieve was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Jennieve been used?
Jennieve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 10 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Jennieve?
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, 1916–1925 (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.