Recorded 1948–1980 Girls' name Peak 1959 30 births

Jeanella — girls' name

30 babies named Jeanella in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 girls have been named Jeanella since 1948, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.

30
total births
1948–1980
years on record
1950s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jeanella was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jeanella in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeanella

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Jeanella between 1948 and 1980, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeanella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeanella performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeanella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeanella 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 30 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.

Jeanella at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

30

Since 1948

33 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1948

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1980

Jeanella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1948

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Jeanella by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 50% of Jeanella's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeanella?
30 babies have been named Jeanella since 1948. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Jeanella most popular?
Jeanella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jeanella been used?
Jeanella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 33 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Jeanella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1948–1980 (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.