Girls' name · since 2005

Jenalis

21 babies named Jenalis in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

21
total births
2005–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade

21 girls have been named Jenalis since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jenalis has 21 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2017.

  • 21 total births
  • 2005–2017 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 76% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenalis's 21 recorded births place it above 37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jenalis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jenalis's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jenalis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 2005201120122017 5

Jenalis by decade

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

2010s was Jenalis's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Jenalis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenalis?
Since 2005, Social Security records show 21 babies named Jenalis. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
When was Jenalis most popular?
Jenalis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Jenalis been used?
The SSA has tracked Jenalis since 2005 -- 13 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Jenalis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jennifer, Jenna, Jennie, Jenny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2005–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jenalis: Baby Name Since 2005 - 21 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenalis. 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 Jenalis 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.