Unisex name · since 1954
Jernell
Jernell has 22 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
22 girls have been named Jernell since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jernell has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 1984.
- #44,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jernell ranks #44,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jernell's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jernell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jernell's full recorded timeline at 1983, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jernell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1984
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jernell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1977 (Jernell as boys' name)
Jernell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Jernell's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jernell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jernell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1954–1984 (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 Jernell 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.