Girls' name · since 1961
Jennise
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Jennise, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 158
- total births
- 1961–2013
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
158 girls have been named Jennise since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jennise recorded 158 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2013.
- 158 total births
- 1961–2013 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jennise's 158 recorded births place it above 69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jennise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jennise's full recorded timeline at 1992, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jennise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2013
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jennise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jennise's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jennise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Jennise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jennise: Baby Name Since 1961 - 158 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jennise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jennise 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 July 2026.