How Many People Are Named Jenica?
An estimated 1,987 people in the United States have the first name Jenica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jenica peaked in popularity in 1981 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jenica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,987
About 1 in 172,498 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1981
94 births
Total Registered
2,070
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenica
Jenica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,070 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenica as a female name
Ranked #10,600 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (94 births)
Jenica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenica span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 657 babies were registered. Jenica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenica by Decade
How has Jenica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jenica by State
Birth registrations for Jenica span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Minnesota, Arizona, Ohio. On average, about 41 Jenicas were registered per state.
Jenica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenica
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenica?
We estimate approximately 1,987 people named Jenica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 172,498 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenica a common name?
Jenica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,070 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenica most popular?
Jenica reached peak popularity in 1981, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenica is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenica a female name?
Jenica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenica Smith, Jenica Johnson, Jenica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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