How Many People Are Named Jenilee?
An estimated 762 people in the United States have the first name Jenilee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Jenilee peaked in popularity in 1982 with 192 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jenilee 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 Jenilee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
762
About 1 in 449,809 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
192 births
Total Registered
806
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jenilee
Jenilee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 806 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jenilee as a female name
Ranked #18,036 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1982 (192 births)
Jenilee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jenilee span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 656 babies were registered. Jenilee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jenilee by Decade
How has Jenilee 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.
Jenilee by State
Birth registrations for Jenilee span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Iowa, Hawaii. On average, about 17 Jenilees were registered per state.
Jenilee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jenilee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jenilee
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Jenilee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jenilee?
We estimate approximately 762 people named Jenilee 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 449,809 Americans share this first name.
Is Jenilee a common name?
Jenilee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 806 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jenilee most popular?
Jenilee reached peak popularity in 1982, when 192 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jenilee is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jenilee a female name?
Jenilee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jenilee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jenilee Smith, Jenilee Johnson, Jenilee 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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