Is Jenell a boy or girl name?

Jenell is a girl’s name. Of the 3,062 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jenell

Recorded 1916–2021 · United States

Jenell was most popular in 1981, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,222 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,062 people named Jenell.

Jenell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jenell’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jenell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jenell is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,062 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jenell

Where Jenell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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