Girls' name · since 1956
Jeanise
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Jeanise, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 84
- total births
- 1956–1991
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Jeanise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 84 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanise recorded 84 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1991.
- 84 total births
- 1956–1991 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeanise's 84 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeanise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanise's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1991
- Peak year (1965)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jeanise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jeanise's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jeanise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 27 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Jeanise's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeanise: Baby Name Since 1956 - 84 Births, Peak 1965." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeanise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeanise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.