Girls' name · since 2008

Jenalise

64 babies named Jenalise in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

64
total births
2008–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

Jenalise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 64 have been recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenalise has been recorded 64 times among girls since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2023.

  • 64 total births
  • 2008–2023 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenalise's 64 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jenalise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jenalise's full recorded timeline at 2014, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jenalise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
45678910 2008200920102011201220142015201620192023 5

Jenalise by decade

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

2010s was Jenalise's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Jenalise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenalise?
Jenalise has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Jenalise most popular?
Jenalise was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Jenalise been used?
Jenalise has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jenalise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jenalise's data

  • Jenalise's decade-level peak was the 2010s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jenalise: Baby Name Since 2008 - 64 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenalise. 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 Jenalise 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.