How Many People Are Named Jeanelle?
An estimated 1,817 people in the United States have the first name Jeanelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Jeanelle peaked in popularity in 1981 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeanelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jeanelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,817
About 1 in 188,638 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1981
49 births
Total Registered
2,272
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeanelle
Jeanelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,272 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jeanelle as a female name
Ranked #9,825 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (49 births)
Jeanelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeanelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 370 babies were registered. Jeanelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeanelle by Decade
How has Jeanelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jeanelle by State
Birth registrations for Jeanelle span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida. On average, about 60 Jeanelles were registered per state.
Jeanelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeanelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jeanelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeanelle?
We estimate approximately 1,817 people named Jeanelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 188,638 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeanelle a common name?
Jeanelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,272 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeanelle most popular?
Jeanelle reached peak popularity in 1981, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeanelle is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeanelle a female name?
Jeanelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeanelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeanelle Smith, Jeanelle Johnson, Jeanelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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