How Many People Are Named Jeni?
An estimated 2,542 people in the United States have the first name Jeni. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Jeni peaked in popularity in 1982 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeni 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 Jeni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,542
About 1 in 134,836 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1982
123 births
Total Registered
2,856
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeni
Jeni is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,856 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jeni as a female name
Ranked #16,229 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (123 births)
Jeni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeni span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 823 babies were registered. Jeni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeni by Decade
How has Jeni 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.
Jeni by State
Birth registrations for Jeni span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Missouri, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 33 Jenis were registered per state.
Jeni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jeni
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jeni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeni?
We estimate approximately 2,542 people named Jeni 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 134,836 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeni a common name?
Jeni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,856 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeni most popular?
Jeni reached peak popularity in 1982, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeni is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeni a female name?
Jeni is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeni Smith, Jeni Johnson, Jeni 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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