US rank #16037 Girls' name Peak 2014 47 births

Jahnelle — #16037 US girls' name

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.

1990s72000s52010s252020s10
#16037
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jahnelle was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jahnelle in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahnelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Jahnelle between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahnelle currently holds the #16037 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahnelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jahnelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahnelle 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 47 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.

Jahnelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

47

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2014

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,037

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jahnelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 2024202220192015201420061995 7

Jahnelle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
25 births that decade — 53% of Jahnelle's all-time total
1990s72000s52010s252020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahnelle?
47 babies have been named Jahnelle since 1995. It currently ranks #16037 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 9 births.
When was Jahnelle most popular?
Jahnelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jahnelle been used?
Jahnelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jahnelle?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.