Recorded 1952–2011 Girls' name Peak 1982 483 births

Jennilee — girls' name

483 babies named Jennilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51980s3491990s872000s352010s7
1980s
Peak decade

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

1982
Single peak year

78 babies were named Jennilee in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 483 babies named Jennilee between 1952 and 2011, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennilee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jennilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jennilee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennilee 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 483 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.

Jennilee at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

483

Since 1952

60 years of records

Peak year

1982

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1952

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jennilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1952

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1982)
78
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Jennilee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
349 births that decade — 72% of Jennilee's all-time total
1950s51980s3491990s872000s352010s7

Jennilee by state

Where Jennilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Jennilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 5.8%
#2 New York
22 4.6%
#3 Texas
12 2.5%
#4 Arizona
5 1.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 1.0%
#6 Wisconsin
5 1.0%
California share of Jennilee's total US births 5.8%
Even split

28 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennilee?
483 babies have been named Jennilee since 1952. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1982 with 78 births.
When was Jennilee most popular?
Jennilee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Jennilee most popular?
The top states for the name Jennilee are California (28 births), New York (22 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Jennilee been used?
Jennilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 60 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jennilee?
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.

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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, 1952–2011 (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.