Given name
Jenise
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
Jenise is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jenise is a variant of Jennifer. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is fair; a beautiful girl.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jenise is a variant of Jennifer. An origin associated with Jennifer is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jenise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,795
- 0 boys · 2,795 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,744 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,744 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,477 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jenise’s family of names
Jenise has a related form in Jennifer. Jenise has a related form in Janis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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