The first name Jenelle
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Jenelle, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 10 births (#2,547).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jenelle with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jenelle at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Jenelle, the 6,211th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 253 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Jenelle?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Jenelle, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2016, with 10 births.
- Is Jenelle a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,204 US babies named Jenelle since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jenelle most popular?
- 1981 in the United States, when 253 babies were named Jenelle, its highest rank at 688th.