How Many People Are Named Jenni Chan?

There are approximately 1 people named Jenni Chan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jenni with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jenni

Last Name

Chan

Jenni: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jenni. The peak year was 1972 with 204 births. The average person named Jenni today is 42 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Jenni

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jenni in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jenni rose or fell over time.

White

73.50%

Black

1.26%

Hispanic

16.78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

4.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.75%

Two or More Races

2.92%

Ancestry of the Chan Surname

The surname Chan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Chan in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

3.03%

Black

0.73%

Hispanic

4.81%

Asian/Pacific Islander

87.89%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.07%

Two or More Races

3.49%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jenni" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Chan" appears at a rate of 27.24 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jenni are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jenni

Jenni Smith Jenni Johnson Jenni Williams Jenni Brown Jenni Jones Jenni Garcia Jenni Edwards

Other people with the surname Chan

Michael Chan James Chan John Chan David Chan Robert Chan William Chan Peter Chan Audrey Chan

Jenni Chan: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jenni Chan?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Jenni Chan are alive in the United States today. The first name Jenni is shared by 5,048 Americans, and the surname Chan is shared by 93,379.

How rare is the name Jenni Chan?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Jenni is rare and the surname Chan is uncommon.

Is Jenni a male or female name?

Jenni is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1972 and the average bearer today is 42 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jenni?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jenni was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.50%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.78%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.80%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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