How Many People Are Named Jenae?
An estimated 3,214 people in the United States have the first name Jenae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jenae peaked in popularity in 1991 with 165 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jenae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,214
About 1 in 106,644 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1991
165 births
Total Registered
3,357
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenae
Jenae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,357 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenae as a female name
Ranked #7,736 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (165 births)
Jenae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenae span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,077 babies were registered. Jenae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenae by Decade
How has Jenae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jenae by State
Birth registrations for Jenae span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 61 Jenaes were registered per state.
Jenae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenae
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenae?
We estimate approximately 3,214 people named Jenae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 106,644 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenae a common name?
Jenae is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,357 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenae most popular?
Jenae reached peak popularity in 1991, when 165 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenae is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenae a female name?
Jenae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenae Smith, Jenae Johnson, Jenae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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