Girls' name · since 1921
Jenice
Jenice has 1,927 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,927
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,927 girls have been named Jenice since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenice has been recorded 1,927 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2021.
- #4,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,927 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenice ranks #4,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,927 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,927
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jenice's 1,927 recorded births place it above 93.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jenice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenice splits its recorded history at 1975: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2021
- Peak year (1961)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Jenice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (318 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Jenice's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jenice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 65
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 106
1940s
106 births
- 1950s
1950s
318 births
- 1960s
1960s
317 births
- 1970s
1970s
289 births
- 1980s
1980s
315 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 77
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 318 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jenice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jenice's total volume
Jenice by state
Where Jenice concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 93 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
125 of 1,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenice's data
- Jenice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenices (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Jenice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
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, 1921–2021 (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 Jenice 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.