Girls' name · since 1965
Jennife
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 265 babies named Jennife, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jennife is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 265 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Jennife recorded 265 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1988.
- #17,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 265 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennife ranks #17,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jennife's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Jennife's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jennife splits its recorded history at 1978: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jennife popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1988
- Peak year (1974)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jennife by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (138 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Jennife's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jennife births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 138 births (52% of all-time use).
Jennife by state
Where Jennife concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 20 | 7.5% |
20 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jennife's data
- Jennife's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 1980s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Jennifes (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Jennife: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1965–1988 (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 Jennife 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.