Girls' name · since 1988

Jynelle

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Jynelle, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#38,500 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Jynelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1988.

Jynelle has 37 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.

  • #38,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jynelle ranks #38,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#38,500 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jynelle's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% 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.

Jynelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jynelle splits its recorded history at 2009: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jynelle popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
456789 198820012008200920102016 6

Jynelle by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 49% of the file).

2000s was Jynelle's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Jynelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jynelle? ▼
37 babies have been named Jynelle since 1988. All-time, it sits at #38,500 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
Where does Jynelle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jynelle ranks #38,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jynelle since 1988 -- 29 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.

What to do with Jynelle's data

  • Jynelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jynelle

Nearby Names Like Jynelle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jynelle

Jynesis Girl
#8734 157 births
Jyn Girl
56 births
Jynessa Girl
33 births
Jynia Girl
21 births
Jynx Girl
#13043 18 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Odia
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Icle
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Christobel
37 births · Peak 1914
Lennice
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jynelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2016 (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 Jynelle 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.