How Many People Are Named Jenelle?
An estimated 6,475 people in the United States have the first name Jenelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jenelle peaked in popularity in 1981 with 253 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenelle 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 Jenelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,475
About 1 in 52,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1981
253 births
Total Registered
7,185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenelle
Jenelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,185 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenelle as a female name
Ranked #6,750 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (253 births)
Jenelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,106 babies were registered. Jenelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenelle by Decade
How has Jenelle 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.
Jenelle by State
Birth registrations for Jenelle span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Hawaii, Missouri. On average, about 163 Jenelles were registered per state.
Jenelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenelle
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Jenelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenelle?
We estimate approximately 6,475 people named Jenelle 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 52,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenelle a common name?
Jenelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenelle most popular?
Jenelle reached peak popularity in 1981, when 253 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenelle is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenelle a female name?
Jenelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenelle Smith, Jenelle Johnson, Jenelle 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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