Girls' name · since 1948
Jeanella
Jeanella has 30 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeanella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Jeanella recorded 30 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1980.
- #40,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeanella ranks #40,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #40,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeanella's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeanella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeanella's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeanella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1980
- Peak year (1959)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jeanella by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (15 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Jeanella's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jeanella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 15 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Jeanella's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jeanella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1948–1980 (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 Jeanella 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.