Girls' name · since 1981
Jenisa
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Jenisa, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
164 girls have been named Jenisa since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenisa has been recorded 164 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2020.
- #21,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenisa ranks #21,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jenisa's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jenisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenisa splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2020
- Peak year (2005)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jenisa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jenisa's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jenisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Jenisa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (78 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.
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 Jenisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1981–2020 (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 Jenisa 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.