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.
- 71
- total births
- 1934–1985
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that 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.
- 71 total births
- 1934–1985 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jeneal's 71 recorded births place it above 57% 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
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1985.
71 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1948 with 11 births in a single year.
Jeneal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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.
Top 5 states
- Utah 8.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Utah accounts for 8.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1934–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jeneal: Baby Name Since 1934 - 71 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jeneal. 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 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 July 2026.
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