Girls' name · since 1933
Jennalee
721 babies named Jennalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 721
- born since 1933
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jennalee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 721 have been recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennalee has been recorded 721 times among girls since 1933, 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 1933 to 2024.
- #9,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 721 born since 1933
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennalee ranks #9,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 721 born since 1933, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 721
- born since 1933
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jennalee's 721 recorded births place it above 87.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jennalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jennalee's full recorded timeline at 2002, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jennalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Jennalee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (215 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Jennalee's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jennalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 215 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jennalee 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 Jennalee's total volume
Jennalee by state
Where Jennalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
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What to do with Jennalee's data
- Jennalee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jennalees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jennalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1933–2024 (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 Jennalee 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.