How Many People Are Named Jenita?
An estimated 396 people in the United States have the first name Jenita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Jenita peaked in popularity in 1977 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenita 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 Jenita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
396
About 1 in 865,541 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1977
20 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenita
Jenita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenita as a female name
Ranked #18,401 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1977 (20 births)
Jenita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenita span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 131 babies were registered. Jenita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenita by Decade
How has Jenita 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.
Jenita by State
Jenita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenita
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenita?
We estimate approximately 396 people named Jenita 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 865,541 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenita a common name?
Jenita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenita most popular?
Jenita reached peak popularity in 1977, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenita is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenita a female name?
Jenita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenita Smith, Jenita Johnson, Jenita 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me