US rank #13908 Girls' name Peak 2005 493 births

Jennalyn — #13908 US girls' name

493 babies named Jennalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s641990s842000s1772010s1412020s27
#13908
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jennalyn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jennalyn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jennalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Jennalyn between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jennalyn currently holds the #13908 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jennalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jennalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jennalyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jennalyn 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 493 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.

Jennalyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

493

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2005

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,908

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jennalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
25
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 20242017201120051999199319871982 6

Jennalyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
177 births that decade — 36% of Jennalyn's all-time total
1980s641990s842000s1772010s1412020s27

Jennalyn by state

Where Jennalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jennalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 11.0%
#2 New York
6 1.2%
California share of Jennalyn's total US births 11.0%
Even split

54 of 493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jennalyn?
493 babies have been named Jennalyn since 1982. It currently ranks #13908 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 25 births.
When was Jennalyn most popular?
Jennalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jennalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jennalyn are California (54 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jennalyn been used?
Jennalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jennalyn?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.