How Many People Are Named Jenea?
An estimated 768 people in the United States have the first name Jenea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jenea peaked in popularity in 1984 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenea 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 Jenea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
768
About 1 in 446,295 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
52 births
Total Registered
810
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenea
Jenea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 810 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenea as a female name
Ranked #17,765 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1984 (52 births)
Jenea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenea span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 295 babies were registered. Jenea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenea by Decade
How has Jenea 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.
Jenea by State
Birth registrations for Jenea span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 24 Jeneas were registered per state.
Jenea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jenea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenea?
We estimate approximately 768 people named Jenea 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 446,295 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenea a common name?
Jenea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 810 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenea most popular?
Jenea reached peak popularity in 1984, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenea is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenea a female name?
Jenea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenea Smith, Jenea Johnson, Jenea 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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