Recorded 1996–2006 Girls' name Peak 2006 11 births

Jahnel — girls' name

11 babies named Jahnel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jahnel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jahnel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahnel

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jahnel between 1996 and 2006, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahnel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahnel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jahnel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahnel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahnel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

11

Since 1996

11 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1996

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jahnel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1996

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 20061996 5

Jahnel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Jahnel's all-time total
1990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahnel?
11 babies have been named Jahnel since 1996. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Jahnel most popular?
Jahnel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Jahnel been used?
Jahnel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 11 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jahnel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.