Recorded 1988–2016 Girls' name Peak 1988 37 births

Jynelle — girls' name

37 babies named Jynelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s82000s182010s11
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jynelle was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jynelle in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jynelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Jynelle between 1988 and 2016, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jynelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jynelle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jynelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jynelle 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 37 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.

Jynelle at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

37

Since 1988

29 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1988

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jynelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1988

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Jynelle by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 49% of Jynelle's all-time total
1980s82000s182010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jynelle?
37 babies have been named Jynelle since 1988. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Jynelle most popular?
Jynelle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jynelle been used?
Jynelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jynelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jynesis, Jyn, Jynessa, Jynia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1988–2016 (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.