Girls' name · since 1991
Johnise
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Johnise, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1991–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
Johnise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnise has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1991, 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 1991 to 2008.
- 37 total births
- 1991–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnise's 37 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johnise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnise's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2008
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Johnise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Johnise's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Johnise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Johnise's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnise: Baby Name Since 1991 - 37 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnise. 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 Johnise 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.