Girls' name · since 1916
Jenell
3,062 babies named Jenell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,062
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,062 girls have been named Jenell since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenell has been recorded 3,062 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2021.
- #3,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,062 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jenell ranks #3,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,062 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,062
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jenell's 3,062 recorded births place it above 95.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jenell splits its recorded history at 1968: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jenell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2021
- Peak year (1981)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Jenell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (683 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Jenell's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 104
1920s
104 births
- 1930s 187
1930s
187 births
- 1940s 239
1940s
239 births
- 1950s
1950s
297 births
- 1960s
1960s
378 births
- 1970s
1970s
578 births
- 1980s
1980s
683 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s 173
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 683 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jenell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jenell's total volume
Jenell by state
Where Jenell concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 264 | 8.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 130 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 61 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 51 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 43 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 21 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 16 | 0.5% |
264 of 3,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jenell appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jenell's data
- Jenell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (683 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jenells (264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1916–2021 (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 Jenell 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.