Unisex name · since 1921
Jennis
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Jennis, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jennis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1921.
Jennis has 29 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1948.
- #26,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennis ranks #26,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jennis's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jennis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jennis's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jennis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1948
- Peak year (1938)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jennis popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1953 (Jennis as girls' name)
Jennis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Jennis's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jennis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Jennis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jennis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 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, 1921–1948 (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 Jennis 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.