Girls' name · since 1995
Jahnelle
47 babies named Jahnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
47 girls have been named Jahnelle since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jahnelle recorded 47 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2024.
- #35,691 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahnelle ranks #35,691 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,691 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahnelle's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jahnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahnelle's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahnelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jahnelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Jahnelle's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jahnelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Jahnelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahnelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jahnelle 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 August 2026.