Is Jenice a boy or girl name?

Jenice is a girl’s name. Of the 1,927 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jenice

Recorded 1921–2021 · United States

Jenice was most popular in 1961, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,431 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,927 people named Jenice.

Jenice over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jenice’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jenice a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jenice is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,927 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jenice

Where Jenice is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org