Girls' name · since 1934
Jaynell
Jaynell has 130 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
130 girls have been named Jaynell since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaynell has been recorded 130 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2009.
- #24,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1934
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaynell ranks #24,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1934, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jaynell's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaynell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaynell's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaynell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2009
- Peak year (1970)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jaynell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Jaynell's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jaynell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Jaynell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- 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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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, 1934–2009 (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 Jaynell 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.