Girls' name · since 1993
Jernisha
Jernisha has 16 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jernisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jernisha has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 1997.
- #48,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jernisha ranks #48,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #48,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jernisha's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jernisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jernisha splits its recorded history at 1994: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jernisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1997
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Jernisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Jernisha's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jernisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jernisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1993–1997 (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 Jernisha 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.