Is Jene a boy or girl name?
Jene was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 70.9% of the 2,218 US babies named Jene were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jene since 1915
- 2,218
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 45 babies
Boys and girls named Jene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | 48 | 64% |
| 1920s | 164 | 120 | 42.3% |
| 1930s | 145 | 97 | 40.1% |
| 1940s | 121 | 82 | 40.4% |
| 1950s | 77 | 177 | 69.7% |
| 1960s | 56 | 165 | 74.7% |
| 1970s | 45 | 241 | 84.3% |
| 1980s | 6 | 356 | 98.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 75 | 93.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,297 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,857 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,219 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,552 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,800 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,820 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,353 | 8 | #11,458 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,320 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,998 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,747 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,622 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,954 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,588 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,831 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,897 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,448 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,179 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,976 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,951 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,115 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,344 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,395 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,358 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,271 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,822 | 31 | #2,810 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,343 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,629 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,453 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,490 | 35 | #2,597 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,329 | 32 | #2,645 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,289 | 30 | #2,740 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,030 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,230 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,710 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,870 | 30 | #2,472 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,691 | 14 | #4,170 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,647 | 29 | #2,559 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,030 | 13 | #4,342 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,757 | 23 | #2,795 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,224 | 14 | #3,683 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,253 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,797 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,707 | 12 | #3,822 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,438 | 14 | #3,587 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,473 | 12 | #3,885 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,831 | 20 | #2,766 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,792 | 19 | #2,883 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,314 | 15 | #3,268 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,786 | 14 | #3,326 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,216 | 19 | #2,701 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,430 | 18 | #2,766 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,872 | 21 | #2,493 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,331 | 12 | #3,459 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,658 | 21 | #2,405 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,179 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,315 | 21 | #2,291 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,759 | 25 | #1,988 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,172 | 13 | #2,964 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,523 | 11 | #3,271 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,167 | 5 | #5,591 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,539 | 11 | #3,337 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,717 | 12 | #2,952 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,154 | 10 | #3,004 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,384 | 8 | #3,522 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,647 | 11 | #2,938 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,994 | 9 | #3,306 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,498 | 5 | #4,663 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,229 | 10 | #2,807 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,780 | 10 | #2,819 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,795 | 13 | #2,377 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,842 | 6 | #3,911 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,085 | 11 | #2,643 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,815 | 13 | #2,358 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,450 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,809 | 12 | #2,560 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,804 | 8 | #3,347 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,127 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,584 | 9 | #3,249 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,586 | 13 | #2,554 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,496 | 10 | #3,165 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,949 | 9 | #3,394 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,773 | 12 | #2,857 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,551 | 17 | #2,253 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,391 | 13 | #2,650 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,290 | 11 | #3,046 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,711 | 15 | #2,432 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,042 | 11 | #2,992 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,944 | 9 | #3,323 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,530 | 13 | #2,590 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,846 | 12 | #2,632 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,719 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,101 | 7 | #3,607 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jene reached #1,496 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #1,988 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.