Girls' name · since 1973
Jenalee
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 461 babies named Jenalee, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
461 girls have been named Jenalee since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenalee has been recorded 461 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2019.
- #12,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 461 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenalee ranks #12,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 461 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenalee's 461 recorded births place it above 82.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Jenalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jenalee's full recorded timeline at 1999, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jenalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2019
- Peak year (1986)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jenalee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (203 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Jenalee's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jenalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 203 births (44% of all-time use).
Jenalee by state
Where Jenalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jenalee's data
- Jenalee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Jenalees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jenalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
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, 1973–2019 (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 Jenalee 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.