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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jenell

Jenell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1355th with 92 babies. More babies were named Jenell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198192 babies
Total since 1880
3,062babies recorded

Jenell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,07511
2000#6,32217
1990#2,53847
1980#1,38390
1970#1,91745
1960#2,21728
1950#1,77629
1940#1,61024
1930#2,36314
1920#3,7798
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jenell, counting every spelling?

Jenell is a spelling of Jenelle, a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jenelle19#6,211138

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Jenell?

About 2,500 people born in the US named Jenell are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 38 and 59. That makes Jenell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Jenell by state

How common Jenell was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.2×), New York (1.8×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNY0.09Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesPA0.11New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jenell, girls, 1979–1983. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Jenell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jenell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Jenell

How popular is the name Jenell?

Jenell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1355th with 92 babies. More babies were named Jenell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Jenell a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jenell in the US.

Where was Jenell most popular?

In 1979–1983, Jenell was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Illinois.