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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Jennell

Jennell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1929th with 54 babies. More babies were named Jennell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197954 babies
Total since 1880
1,301babies recorded

Jennell 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——
2000#9,47510
1990#5,15218
1980#2,36341
1970#3,25020
1960#3,14216
1950#4,1128
1940#4,6655
1930——
1920——
1910#2,5885
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Jennell, counting every spelling?

Jennell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Jennell?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Jennell are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 39 and 60. That makes Jennell 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.

Jennell by state

How common Jennell was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. In 48 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Jennell, girls, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Jennell

How popular is the name Jennell?

Jennell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1929th with 54 babies. More babies were named Jennell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Jennell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,301 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Jennell most popular?

In 1977–1981, Jennell was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.