Girls' name · since 2002
Jhene
1,799 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.
- #5,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jhene is the #1333 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,799 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Jhene recorded 1,799 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #1333 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #5,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,333 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,799 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhene ranks #5,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,333 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,799 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jhene's 1,799 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jhene compares
1,799 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jhene's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 233 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jhene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jhene's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 233, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jhene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 233
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jhene by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,236 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Jhene's strongest decade.
1,236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Jhene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
524 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,236 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,236 births (69% of all-time use).
How Jhene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jhene's total volume
Jhene by state
Where Jhene concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 348 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 269 | 15.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 139 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 70 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 51 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 49 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 41 | 2.3% |
348 of 1,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Jhene appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Jhenes (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jhene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Jhene 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.