Recorded 1975–1983 Girls' name Peak 1976 17 births

Jeneil — girls' name

17 babies named Jeneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s6

The verdict

17 girls have been named Jeneil since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

17
total births
1975–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Jeneil was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jeneil in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jeneil between 1975 and 1983, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeneil performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jeneil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeneil 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 17 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.

Jeneil at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

17

Since 1975

9 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1975

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1983

Jeneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1975

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319761975 5

Jeneil by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 65% of Jeneil's all-time total
1970s111980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeneil?
17 babies have been named Jeneil since 1975. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Jeneil most popular?
Jeneil was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Jeneil been used?
Jeneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 9 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Jeneil?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1983 (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.