Recorded 1996–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 23 births

Jahniece — girls' name

23 babies named Jahniece in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182010s5
1990s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Jahniece was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jahniece in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahniece

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Jahniece between 1996 and 2014, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahniece currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahniece performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jahniece shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahniece in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahniece at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

23

Since 1996

19 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1996

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jahniece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1996

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 201419971996 11

Jahniece by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 78% of Jahniece's all-time total
1990s182010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahniece?
23 babies have been named Jahniece since 1996. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Jahniece most popular?
Jahniece was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jahniece been used?
Jahniece has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 19 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jahniece?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.