Recorded 1979–2021 Girls' name Peak 1995 272 births

Jenalyn — girls' name

272 babies named Jenalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

272 girls have been named Jenalyn since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

272
total births
1979–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jenalyn was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jenalyn in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jenalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Jenalyn between 1979 and 2021, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenalyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jenalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jenalyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenalyn 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 272 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.

Jenalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

272

Since 1979

43 years of records

Peak year

1995

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1979

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jenalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1979

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Jenalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 29% of Jenalyn's all-time total
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Jenalyn by state

Where Jenalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jenalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
California share of Jenalyn's total US births 1.8%

5 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenalyn?
272 babies have been named Jenalyn since 1979. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1995 with 12 births.
When was Jenalyn most popular?
Jenalyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jenalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jenalyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jenalyn been used?
Jenalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 43 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jenalyn?
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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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, 1979–2021 (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.