Feminine dossier · first seen 1950
Jenise
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1982
Peak era
1982
Peak births
70
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jenise
How many people are named Jenise?
An estimated 2,500 living Americans are named Jenise.
How rare is Jenise?
Jenise is very rare among babies today, with 10 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.7% from its 1982 peak.
How old is the typical Jenise?
The median age of a living American named Jenise is approximately 42 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 56 years old.
Is Jenise still popular?
Not especially. Jenise has been declining since its 1982 peak and registered 10 births in 2025.
Where is Jenise most common?
Jenise has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1950Peak 19822025
Peak year
1982
Decline from peak
85.7%
2025
10
All-time
2,795
Where it lives now
Jenise is most concentrated in New York — about 2.2× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Jenise is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.