Boys' name · since 2009
Jeniel
128 babies named Jeniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
128 boys have been named Jeniel since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeniel has been recorded 128 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #15,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 128 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeniel ranks #15,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jeniel's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Jeniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeniel splits its recorded history at 2016: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jeniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Jeniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Jeniel's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jeniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (77% of all-time use).
Jeniel by state
Where Jeniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 3.9% |
6 of 128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jeniel's data
- Jeniel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Jeniels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2009–2024 (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 Jeniel 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.