Boys' name · since 1923
Jeno
Jeno has 284 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1923
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jeno sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 284 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Jeno recorded 284 times among boys since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2022.
- #10,913 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1923
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeno ranks #10,913 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1923, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1923
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jeno's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeno's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2022
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jeno by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (73 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Jeno's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jeno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 73 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Jeno's decade-level peak was the 1990s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- 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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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, 1923–2022 (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 Jeno 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.