Girls' name · since 1979
Jenisha
327 babies named Jenisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jenisha is the #12234 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 327 recorded since 1979.
Jenisha has 327 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12234 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #15,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,234 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 327 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenisha ranks #15,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,234 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 327 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,234 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jenisha's 327 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Jenisha compares
327 47th percentile among 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
Jenisha's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jenisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 327 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jenisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenisha's full recorded timeline at 2003, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jenisha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jenisha's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jenisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (35% of all-time use).
Jenisha by state
Where Jenisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
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What to do with Jenisha's data
- Jenisha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Jenishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Jenisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jenisha 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.