How Many People Are Named Jenalee?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Jenalee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jenalee peaked in popularity in 1986 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenalee 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 Jenalee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1986
33 births
Total Registered
461
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenalee
Jenalee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 461 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenalee as a female name
Ranked #16,603 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1986 (33 births)
Jenalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenalee span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 203 babies were registered. While Jenalee is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jenalee by Decade
How has Jenalee 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.
Jenalee by State
Jenalee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenalee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jenalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenalee?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Jenalee 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 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenalee a common name?
Jenalee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 461 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenalee most popular?
Jenalee reached peak popularity in 1986, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenalee is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenalee a female name?
Jenalee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenalee Smith, Jenalee Johnson, Jenalee 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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