Jenae
Jenae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jenae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jenae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jenae
Jenae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 165 births, good for #1,090 nationwide. About 32% of every Jenae on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jenae ranks #7,460 for baby girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jenae
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About the name Jenae
Jenae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jenae's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,090. Use the chart and map above to compare Jenae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.