Girls' name · since 2005

Jenelly

39 babies named Jenelly in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

39
total births
2005–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

Jenelly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 2005.

Social Security Administration records show Jenelly recorded 39 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2017.

  • 39 total births
  • 2005–2017 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jenelly's 39 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jenelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jenelly splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jenelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2005200820132014201520162017 5

Jenelly by decade

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

2010s was Jenelly's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Jenelly births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jenelly?
Jenelly has been given to 39 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 7 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Jenelly most popular?
Jenelly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Jenelly been used?
The SSA has tracked Jenelly since 2005 -- 13 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Jenelly?
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 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, 2005–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jenelly: Baby Name Since 2005 - 39 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jenelly. 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 Jenelly 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.