Jenal — girls' name
12 babies named Jenal in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
12 girls have been named Jenal since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 12
- total births
- 1981–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Jenal was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Jenal in 1987 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jenal
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Jenal between 1981 and 1987, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jenal 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 12 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.
Jenal at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jenal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1981
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1987.
12 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 7 births in a single year.
Jenal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Jenal's all-time total
Jenal decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Jenal's strongest decade
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1981–1987 (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.