Is Jenelle a boy or girl name?
Jenelle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Jenelle, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,185 US babies named Jenelle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,750
- Babies named Jenelle since 1917
- 7,185
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 253 babies
Boys and girls named Jenelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 127 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 426 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,174 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,106 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,101 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 778 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 825 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,686 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,132 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,908 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,061 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,696 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,678 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,467 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,132 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,259 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,009 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,907 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,647 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,767 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,808 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,326 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,408 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,171 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,418 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,213 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,111 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,128 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,913 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,610 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,160 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,671 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,920 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,620 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,617 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,654 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,454 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,178 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,080 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,127 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,059 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,029 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 197 | #862 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 192 | #862 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 247 | #707 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 220 | #741 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 212 | #761 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 245 | #708 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 253 | #688 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 222 | #747 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 218 | #746 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 201 | #769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 151 | #928 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,019 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,296 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,097 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,315 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,319 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,432 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,565 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,377 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,409 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,546 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,656 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,084 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,036 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,814 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,013 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,941 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,075 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,040 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,087 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,494 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,406 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,553 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,361 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,151 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,605 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,458 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,097 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,821 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,798 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,716 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,523 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,631 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,114 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,862 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,702 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,776 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,504 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,766 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,569 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,993 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,561 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,091 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,765 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,030 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,416 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,158 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,679 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,734 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,818 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,047 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,263 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,780 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,033 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,331 |
Highest rank
Jenelle has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #688 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jenelle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.