Girls' name · since 1934
Jeneal
71 babies named Jeneal in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeneal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 71 recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Jeneal recorded 71 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1985.
- #30,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1934
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeneal ranks #30,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1934, peaking in the 1940s.
- #30,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jeneal's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Jeneal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeneal splits its recorded history at 1953: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeneal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1985
- Peak year (1948)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jeneal by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (26 births, 37% of the file).
1940s was Jeneal's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jeneal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 26 births (37% of all-time use).
Jeneal by state
Where Jeneal concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 8.5% |
6 of 71 births nationwide.
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- Jeneal's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1980s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Jeneals (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 Jeneal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1934–1985 (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 Jeneal 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.