Girls' name · since 1984
Jennalynn
Jennalynn has 196 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
196 girls have been named Jennalynn since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennalynn has been recorded 196 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2018.
- #20,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jennalynn ranks #20,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jennalynn's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jennalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jennalynn's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jennalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2018
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jennalynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Jennalynn's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jennalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Jennalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2010s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jennalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1984–2018 (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 Jennalynn 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.