Name Legacy

Jennell

Recorded 1910–2019 · United States

Jennell was most popular in 1979, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,036 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,301 people named Jennell.

Most popular in1979
Rank that year#3,036
Births that year54
Total since 18801,301
Given to100% girls

Jennell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jennell’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jennell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jennell is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,301 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.

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Where Jennell 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