Girls' name · since 1966
Jennilyn
340 babies named Jennilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
340 girls have been named Jennilyn since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jennilyn has 340 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2021.
- #14,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 340 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennilyn ranks #14,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 340 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 340
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jennilyn's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Jennilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jennilyn's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jennilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2021
- Peak year (1983)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jennilyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (126 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jennilyn's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jennilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 126 births (37% of all-time use).
Jennilyn by state
Where Jennilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 32 | 9.4% |
32 of 340 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jennilyn's data
- Jennilyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Jennilyns (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jennilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1966–2021 (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 Jennilyn 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.