Jenalee vs Jennifer

Side-by-side comparison of Jenalee and Jennifer — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jenalee

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Name B

Jennifer

Girl name · Rank #546

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Metric Jenalee Jennifer
Current Rank Unranked #546
Total Births (all years) 461 1,471,191
Peak Year 1986 1972
Peak Year Births 33 63,602
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1973 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Jenalee Jennifer
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 86
1930ss — 368
1940ss — 10,685
1950ss — 43,074
1960ss — 164,414
1970ss 6 581,733
1980ss 203 440,916
1990ss 102 148,036
2000ss 84 63,506
2010ss 66 15,251
2020ss — 3,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jenalee Jennifer
2014 5 1,521
2015 5 1,286
2016 — 1,162
2017 6 1,052
2018 8 921
2019 5 788
2020 — 712
2021 — 638
2022 — 630
2023 — 584
2024 — 552

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–2019.

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