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Jenelle

Girl

Meaning of Jenelle: American: 'modern combination of Jane and the suffix -elle'

Jenelle is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5877th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5877

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,204

First recorded 1917 · peak 1981

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 253 babies1982: 245 babies1983: 212 babies1984: 220 babies1985: 247 babies1986: 192 babies1987: 197 babies1988: 157 babies1989: 161 babies1990: 154 babies19901991: 168 babies1992: 149 babies1993: 110 babies1994: 91 babies1995: 92 babies1996: 95 babies1997: 76 babies1998: 96 babies1999: 70 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 91 babies2002: 79 babies2003: 83 babies2004: 80 babies2005: 73 babies2006: 89 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 63 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 83 babies2015: 90 babies2016: 74 babies2017: 65 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 56 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Jenelle per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 253.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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