Jenelle
Jenelle was the 6211th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 688th with 253 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,078 places. More babies were named Jenelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,211 girls, down 3,300 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981253 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,204babies recorded
Jenelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,211 | 19 |
| 2020 | #2,911 | 56 |
| 2010 | #2,768 | 64 |
| 2000 | #2,610 | 57 |
| 1990 | #1,127 | 154 |
| 1980 | #747 | 222 |
| 1970 | #1,565 | 62 |
| 1960 | #2,940 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,605 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,862 | 19 |
| 1930 | #2,765 | 11 |
| 1920 | #3,780 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jenelle, counting every spelling?
Jenelle is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenelle | 19 | #6,211 | 138 |
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 many kids will share the name Jenelle?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jenelle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jenelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jenelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jenelle?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Jenelle are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 25 and 47. That makes Jenelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Jenelle by state
How common Jenelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jenelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jenelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jenelle
How popular is the name Jenelle?
Jenelle was the 6211th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 688th with 253 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,078 places. More babies were named Jenelle in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jenelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jenelle in the US.
Where is Jenelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jenelle was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls).