How Many People Are Named Jennelle?
An estimated 1,033 people in the United States have the first name Jennelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jennelle peaked in popularity in 1981 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jennelle 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 Jennelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,033
About 1 in 331,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1981
53 births
Total Registered
1,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jennelle
Jennelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,103 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jennelle as a female name
Ranked #12,761 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 1981 (53 births)
Jennelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jennelle span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 401 babies were registered. Jennelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jennelle by Decade
How has Jennelle 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.
Jennelle by State
Birth registrations for Jennelle span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois. On average, about 26 Jennelles were registered per state.
Jennelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jennelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jennelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jennelle?
We estimate approximately 1,033 people named Jennelle 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 331,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Jennelle a common name?
Jennelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jennelle most popular?
Jennelle reached peak popularity in 1981, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jennelle is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jennelle a female name?
Jennelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jennelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jennelle Smith, Jennelle Johnson, Jennelle 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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