Recorded 1991–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 37 births

Johnise — girls' name

37 babies named Johnise in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s10
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Johnise was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Johnise in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnise

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Johnise between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Johnise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johnise at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

37

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Johnise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Johnise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 73% of Johnise's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnise?
37 babies have been named Johnise since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Johnise most popular?
Johnise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Johnise been used?
Johnise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Johnise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.