Girls' name · since 1972
Jenniger
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Jenniger, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
47 girls have been named Jenniger since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenniger has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1986.
- #35,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenniger ranks #35,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenniger's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jenniger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenniger's full recorded timeline at 1982, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenniger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1986
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jenniger by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Jenniger's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jenniger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (53% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jenniger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1972–1986 (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 Jenniger 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.