Girls' name · since 1946
Jennice
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 305 babies named Jennice, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jennice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 305 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Jennice recorded 305 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2011.
- #15,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 305 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennice ranks #15,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jennice's 305 recorded births place it above 78.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jennice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jennice splits its recorded history at 1973: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jennice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2011
- Peak year (1959)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jennice by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (71 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Jennice's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jennice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
71 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 71 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jennice's data
- Jennice's decade-level peak was the 1960s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jennice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1946–2011 (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 Jennice 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.