Jenella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Jenella

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Jenella between 1943 and 2015, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jenella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jenella performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jenella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jenella 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 55 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.