unisex name
Jene
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Births on record 2,218
Jene is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2008 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1987, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Jene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 75 |
| 1920s | 284 |
| 1930s | 242 |
| 1940s | 203 |
| 1950s | 254 |
| 1960s | 221 |
| 1970s | 286 |
| 1980s | 362 |
| 1990s | 211 |
| 2000s (to 2008) | 80 |
How popular is Jene?
In 2008, Jene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jene
How popular is the name Jene?
In 2008, Jene was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jene a girl's or a boy's name?
Jene is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Jene most popular?
Jene peaked in 1987, when 45 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.