Girls' name · since 1970
Jeannelle
Jeannelle has 75 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeannelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 75 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannelle has been recorded 75 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2016.
- #30,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeannelle ranks #30,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeannelle's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeannelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeannelle's SSA record in two at 1986 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 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeannelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jeannelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jeannelle's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jeannelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Jeannelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeannelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1970–2016 (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 Jeannelle 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.