Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Jenell

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1981

Peak era

1981

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Jenell

How many people are named Jenell?

An estimated 2,329 living Americans are named Jenell.

How rare is Jenell?

Jenell fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Jenell?

The median age of a living American named Jenell is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 37 and 57 years old.

Is Jenell still popular?

Not especially. Jenell has been declining since its 1981 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Jenell most common?

Jenell has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.

1916Peak 19812025

Peak year

1981

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

3,062

Jenell last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 3,062 American girls received the name.

Jenell peaked in 1981, when 92 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 3,062 Americans named Jenell since 1916.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1981

Living profile

2,514

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age47

Core range38–59

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

New York

1.8× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1980s 1.8×