How Many People Are Named Jenice?
An estimated 1,595 people in the United States have the first name Jenice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Jenice peaked in popularity in 1961 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenice 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 Jenice paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,595
About 1 in 214,893 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1961
56 births
Total Registered
1,927
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenice
Jenice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,927 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenice as a female name
Ranked #16,296 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1961 (56 births)
Jenice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenice span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 318 babies were registered. Jenice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenice by Decade
How has Jenice 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.
Jenice by State
Birth registrations for Jenice span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio. On average, about 33 Jenices were registered per state.
Jenice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenice
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jenice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenice?
We estimate approximately 1,595 people named Jenice 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 214,893 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenice a common name?
Jenice is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,927 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenice most popular?
Jenice reached peak popularity in 1961, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenice is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenice a female name?
Jenice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenice Smith, Jenice Johnson, Jenice 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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