US rank #1208 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,631 births

Jhene — #1208 US girls' name

1,631 babies named Jhene in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1208
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

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

2021
Single peak year

233 babies were named Jhene in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,631 babies named Jhene between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jhene currently holds the #1208 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 233 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhene performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,068 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jhene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 311 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jhene in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhene 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 1,631 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.

Jhene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,631

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2021

233 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,208

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jhene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
233
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Jhene by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,068 births that decade — 65% of Jhene's all-time total
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Jhene by state

Where Jhene concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jhene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
311 19.1%
#2 Texas
241 14.8%
#3 Florida
124 7.6%
#4 New York
70 4.3%
#5 Georgia
45 2.8%
#6 Arizona
42 2.6%
#7 Illinois
42 2.6%
#8 North Carolina
34 2.1%
California share of Jhene's total US births 19.1%
Even split

311 of 1,631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Jhene appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhene?
1,631 babies have been named Jhene since 2002. It currently ranks #1208 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 233 births.
When was Jhene most popular?
Jhene was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,068 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Jhene most popular?
The top states for the name Jhene are California (311 births), Texas (241 births), Florida (124 births).
How long has the name Jhene been used?
Jhene has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jhene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jheri, Jhersi, Jhenesis, Jherica, 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, 2002–2024 (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.