Girls' name · since 1950
Jenise
Jenise has 2,795 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,795
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,795 babies have been named Jenise since 1950, making it today's #9563 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jenise recorded 2,795 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #9563 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #3,765 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,563 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,795 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenise ranks #3,765 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,563 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,795 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,795
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenise's 2,795 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jenise compares
2,795 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jenise's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,795 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jenise's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jenise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (582 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Jenise's strongest decade.
582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Jenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
303 births
- 1960s
1960s
492 births
- 1970s
1970s
456 births
- 1980s
1980s
582 births
- 1990s
1990s
445 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s 172
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 582 births (21% of all-time use).
How Jenise 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 Jenise's total volume
Jenise by state
Where Jenise concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 303 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 198 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 87 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 48 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 41 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.4% |
303 of 2,795 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jenise appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenise's data
- Jenise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (582 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenises (303 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 Jenise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Jenise 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.