Declining since 2017, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Jenisha since 1979
Babies named Jenisha per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2011, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Jenisha's real moment was 2017.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 77 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 115 |
| 2020s | 59 |
Meaning & origin
Jenisha is a modern American feminine name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1979. It reached its peak popularity in 2017, but has since been declining in use. As of 2025, it ranked 11,932 nationally, with only about 1 in 229,610 newborn girls receiving the name. The name has no consistent top states of usage, reflecting its scattered appeal. Jenisha exemplifies the late-20th-century trend of blending existing names like Jennifer with the popular suffix -isha, creating a distinctive but rare choice.
Jenisha is a modern American coinage, formed by combining the names Jennifer or Jenny with the fashionable suffix -isha (also seen in names like Aisha or Tanisha). It first appeared in the late 20th century and saw a peak in usage around 2017. The name reflects a trend of creating distinctive feminine names through phonetic recombination.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jeni, Nisha, Jenna
Sibling names for Jenisha
Names that share Jenisha's style, for a brother or sister.
