Jennell Girl
How popular is Jennell?
Peaked in 1979
No babies were recorded with the name Jennell in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 54 girls got the name.
1,130living people named Jennell (est.)
47median age of people named Jennell
1,301babies named Jennell since 1880
Jennell popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1979 (54 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,917 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Jennell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jenelle family of names ranked #3,354 for girls in 2025 (#3,302 the year before), with 27 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jennell by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1920s | 14 | #3,873 |
| 1930s | 65 | #2,304 |
| 1940s | 107 | #2,088 |
| 1950s | 118 | #2,515 |
| 1960s | 187 | #1,988 |
| 1970s | 274 | #1,917 |
| 1980s | 312 | #2,265 |
| 1990s | 141 | #3,534 |
| 2000s | 54 | #9,156 |
| 2010s | 24 | #13,145 |
Questions
- Is Jennell a boy or girl name?
- Jennell is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jennell were girls.
- How popular is the name Jennell?
- No babies were recorded with the name Jennell in 2025. It was most used in 1979, when 54 girls got the name.
- When was Jennell most popular?
- Jennell peaked in 1979, when 54 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,917 in 1979.
- How many people are named Jennell?
- 1,301 babies have been named Jennell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,130 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.