Jeniece
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEES
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jeniece is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jeniece mean?
Hebrew: variant of Janice, an elaboration of Jane
“God is gracious”
A variant of Janice, which was formed as an elaboration of the name Jane.
Is Jeniece a girl's or a boy's name?
Jeniece is a girls' name.
How popular is Jeniece in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the girls named Jeniece in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jeniece in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,280 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Jeniece
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Danielle Jasmine Sarah Jamie Michelle Janelle Katherine Jordan Elise Nicole Joelle Rachel
Names related to Jeniece
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jeniece: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jeniece, updated 20 October 2026.