Girls' name · since 1998

Jenisis

181 babies named Jenisis in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,839 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,806 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
181
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

Jenisis currently ranks #15806 among girls' names in America, with 181 babies recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Jenisis recorded 181 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #15806 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #20,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,806 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 181 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenisis ranks #20,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,806 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 181 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,839 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,806 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
181
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%8.6%
Jenisis vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenisis's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Jenisis compares

181 35th 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

Jenisis's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jenisis Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 181 376 567,345
Peak-year births 16 21 19,840

Jenisis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jenisis splits its recorded history at 2014: 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 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jenisis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
16
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 19982007201020132016202120242025 5

Jenisis by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Jenisis's strongest decade.

90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Jenisis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Jenisis by state

Where Jenisis concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jenisis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 5.5%
#2 California
5 2.8%
Texas share of Jenisis's total US births 5.5%
Even split

10 of 181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenisis?
Jenisis has been given to 181 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,839 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #15,806 of 17,297. 16 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Jenisis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenisis ranks #20,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,806 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jenisis most popular?
Jenisis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Jenisis most popular?
The top states for the name Jenisis are Texas (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenisis been used?
The SSA has tracked Jenisis since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jenisis?
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 Jenisis's data

  • Jenisis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Jenisiss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Jenisis

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jenisis: 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, 1998–2025 (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 Jenisis 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.