Is Jeni a boy or girl name?
Jeni was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,856 US babies named Jeni were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jeni since 1936
- 2,856
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 123 babies
Boys and girls named Jeni, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 233 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 412 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 823 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 772 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 342 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,229 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,295 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,182 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,042 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,387 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,503 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,076 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,205 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,941 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,452 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,084 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,611 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,308 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,603 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,457 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,054 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,762 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,916 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,172 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,767 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,502 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,941 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,244 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,703 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,709 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,257 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,382 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,967 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,510 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,453 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,260 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,144 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,387 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,519 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,326 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,380 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,201 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,346 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,817 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,421 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,316 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,122 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,173 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,522 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,617 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,037 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,863 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,840 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,173 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,714 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,994 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,819 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,707 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,657 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,800 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,734 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,419 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,243 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,946 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,359 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,613 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,012 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,532 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,918 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,762 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,338 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,321 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,249 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,269 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,506 |
Highest rank
Jeni has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,122 in 1972. 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 Jeni
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.