girl's name

Jenel

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 510

Jenel is a girl's name. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1982, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1950.

Jenel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Jenel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 7
1960s 51
1970s 143
1980s 172
1990s 96
2000s (to 2007) 41

How popular is Jenel?

In 2007, Jenel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jenel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jenel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jenel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jenel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jenel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jenel

How popular is the name Jenel?

In 2007, Jenel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jenel a girl's or a boy's name?

Jenel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Jenel most popular?

Jenel peaked in 1982, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.