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Jenetta

Recorded 1910–1996 · United States

Jenetta was most popular in 1983, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,346 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 652 people named Jenetta.

Most popular in1983
Rank that year#6,346
Births that year18
Total since 1880652
Given to100% girls

Jenetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jenetta’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jenetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jenetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 652 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org