Girls' name · since 1954

Jeneice

Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Jeneice, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,700 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1954
1980s
peak decade

Jeneice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1954.

Jeneice has 47 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1995.

  • #35,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 47 born since 1954
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneice ranks #35,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.

#35,700 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1954
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jeneice's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% 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.

Jeneice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jeneice splits its recorded history at 1986: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jeneice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
9
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
45678910 19541957198019811986198919911995 5

Jeneice by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 57% of the file).

1980s was Jeneice's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jeneice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeneice?
47 babies have been named Jeneice since 1954. All-time, it sits at #35,700 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 9 births.
Where does Jeneice sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneice ranks #35,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jeneice most popular?
Jeneice was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Jeneice been used?
The SSA has tracked Jeneice since 1954 -- 42 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Jeneice?
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 Jeneice's data

  • Jeneice's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jeneice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1954–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Jeneice 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 August 2026.