Recorded 1984–2016 Girls' name Peak 1986 17 births

Jennilynn — girls' name

17 babies named Jennilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Jennilynn since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2016.

17
total births
1984–2016
years on record
1980s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jennilynn was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jennilynn in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennilynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jennilynn between 1984 and 2016, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennilynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennilynn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jennilynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennilynn 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 17 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.

Jennilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

17

Since 1984

33 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1984

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jennilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1984

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Jennilynn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 65% of Jennilynn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennilynn?
17 babies have been named Jennilynn since 1984. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Jennilynn most popular?
Jennilynn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jennilynn been used?
Jennilynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 33 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jennilynn?
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, 1984–2016 (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.