Girls' name · since 2003

Jennelyn

15 babies named Jennelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

15
total births
2003–2012
years on record
2010s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

Jennelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 2003.

Jennelyn has 15 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2012.

  • 15 total births
  • 2003–2012 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jennelyn's 15 recorded births place it above 30% 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.

Jennelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jennelyn splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births).

Jennelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
5
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
5 200320102012 5

Jennelyn by decade

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

2010s was Jennelyn's strongest decade.

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

Jennelyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 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 Jennelyn?
15 babies have been named Jennelyn since 2003. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 5 births.
When was Jennelyn most popular?
Jennelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jennelyn been used?
Jennelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 10 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jennelyn?
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, 2003–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Jennelyn: Baby Name Since 2003 - 15 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jennelyn. 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 Jennelyn 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.