Is Jenel a boy or girl name?

Jenel is a girl’s name. Of the 510 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jenel

Recorded 1950–2007 · United States

Jenel was most popular in 1982, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,086 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 510 people named Jenel.

Jenel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jenel’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jenel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jenel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 510 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org