Girls' name · since 1981
Jenal
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Jenal, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1981–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Jenal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenal has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1987.
- 12 total births
- 1981–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jenal's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jenal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenal splits its recorded history at 1987: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jenal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jenal's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jenal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jenal: Baby Name Since 1981 - 12 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jenal 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 July 2026.