Jenness

JEHN-nuhs /ˈdʒɛnnəs/
girl 2 syllables fading

Jenness is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Jenness is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1984. Jenness was first reported in SSA data in 1944 and peaked in 1950 (9 births).

About the name Jenness

PronunciationJEHN-nuhs /ˈdʒɛnnəs/
9peak births 1950
1944first in SSA data

Names similar to Jenness

How popular is Jenness?

Girls named Jenness
194419501960197019801984
Girls named Jenness per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1944–1984 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1984) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jenness total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19845—#11,086
19835—#10,931
19757—#7,480
19746—#8,092
19737—#6,952
19727—#6,832
19705—#8,515
19586—#5,703
19535—#6,050
19517—#4,571
19509—#3,804
19456—#4,253
19445—#4,868