Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1998
Jahnell
Jahnell has 24 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 24
- total births
- 1998–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Jahnell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahnell has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2016.
- 24 total births
- 1998–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Jahnell since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 24
- total births
- 1998–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Jahnell was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
7 babies were named Jahnell in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Jahnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahnell's full recorded timeline at 2012, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahnell at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Jahnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Jahnell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jahnell's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jahnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jahnell? ▼
Jahnell has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Jahnell most popular? ▼
Jahnell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jahnell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jahnell since 1998 -- 19 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Jahnell? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Jahnell
Nearby Names Like Jahnell
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jahnell
Jahzara Girl
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Jahaira Girl
#8561 1,515 births
Jahniya Girl
#8688 571 births
Jahnae Girl
#9211 502 births
Jahnavi Girl
#7476 489 births
Compare Jahnell side by side: Jahnell vs Jahzara Jahnell vs Jahaira Jahnell vs Jahniya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jahnell: Baby Name Since 1998 - 24 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jahnell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahnell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.