Jenness

Girl · recorded 1944–1984

  • 1984last recorded
  • 1950best year

Most popular in 1950.

Last recorded in 1984. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Jenness.

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Its story

Popularity since 1944

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 13 recorded years as a table
Jenness, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19444
19455
19505
19514
19533
19583
19703
19725
19735
19744
19755
19833
19843

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jenness isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1984
5
Rank in 1984
#10,422
How rare
1 in 336,763 girls
Since 1944
80

Jenness was last recorded in 1984. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1950, at 5 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Jenness doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.