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.

#45,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 2005
2010s
peak 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.

  • #45,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenalis ranks #45,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#45,386 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenalis's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% 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

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenalis?
Since 2005, Social Security records show 21 babies named Jenalis. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #45,386 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
Where does Jenalis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenalis ranks #45,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jenalis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2017 (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 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 August 2026.