Recorded 1937–2007 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,240 births

Jennine — girls' name

1,240 babies named Jennine in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s281950s1401960s3211970s4061980s2321990s882000s19
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jennine was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

53 babies were named Jennine in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,240 babies named Jennine between 1937 and 2007, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennine performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 406 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jennine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 193 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Jennine in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennine 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 1,240 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.

Jennine at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,240

Since 1937

71 years of records

Peak year

1971

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1937

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jennine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1937

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1971)
53
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
0204060 200719931986197919721965195819501937 6

Jennine by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
406 births that decade — 33% of Jennine's all-time total
1930s61940s281950s1401960s3211970s4061980s2321990s882000s19

Jennine by state

Where Jennine concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Jennine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
193 15.6%
#2 California
119 9.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
30 2.4%
#4 New Jersey
16 1.3%
#5 Illinois
13 1.0%
#6 Michigan
10 0.8%
New York share of Jennine's total US births 15.6%
Even split

193 of 1,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennine?
1,240 babies have been named Jennine since 1937. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1971 with 53 births.
When was Jennine most popular?
Jennine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 406 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Jennine most popular?
The top states for the name Jennine are New York (193 births), California (119 births), Pennsylvania (30 births).
How long has the name Jennine been used?
Jennine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 71 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jennine?
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, 1937–2007 (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.