Jenelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Jenelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
What does Jenelle mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
Is Jenelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 19 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jenelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Jenelle, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jenelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Jenelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Jenelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,115th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Jenelle, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,890th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 253 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the girls named Jenelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jenelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4,087 |
| 2020 | 56 | #2,890 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,043 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,676 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2016 | 74 | #2,463 |
| 2015 | 90 | #2,123 |
| 2014 | 83 | #2,256 |
| 2013 | 97 | #2,002 |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,646 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,751 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 84 | #2,318 |
| 2007 | 79 | #2,394 |
| 2006 | 89 | #2,165 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2,403 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2,201 |
| 2003 | 83 | #2,103 |
| 2002 | 79 | #2,123 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 57 | #2,589 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,665 |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,911 |
| 1996 | 95 | #1,613 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,610 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,644 |
| 1993 | 110 | #1,449 |
| 1992 | 149 | #1,172 |
| 1991 | 168 | #1,074 |
| 1990 | 154 | #1,123 |
| 1989 | 161 | #1,054 |
| 1988 | 157 | #1,027 |
| 1987 | 197 | #861 |
| 1986 | 192 | #861 |
| 1985 | 247 | #707 |
| 1984 | 220 | #741 |
| 1983 | 212 | #761 |
| 1982 | 245 | #708 |
| 1981 | 253 | #688 |
| 1980 | 222 | #747 |
| 1979 | 218 | #744 |
| 1978 | 201 | #767 |
| 1977 | 151 | #926 |
| 1976 | 123 | #1,016 |
| 1975 | 86 | #1,291 |
| 1974 | 106 | #1,094 |
| 1973 | 77 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 77 | #1,313 |
| 1971 | 73 | #1,427 |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,562 |
| 1969 | 70 | #1,370 |
| 1968 | 64 | #1,406 |
| 1967 | 53 | #1,537 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,646 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 33 | #2,070 |
| 1963 | 34 | #2,014 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,806 |
| 1961 | 34 | #2,003 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 30 | #2,053 |
| 1958 | 30 | #2,024 |
| 1957 | 28 | #2,066 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,377 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 22 | #2,115 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 22 | #2,069 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,738 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,698 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,845 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,688 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 16 | #2,002 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,488 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,970 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,689 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,660 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
Names like Jenelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Janelle, Daphne, Darcie, Michelle, Mia, Autumn, Marnie, Jessica, Sara, Hope, Joni
Names related to Jenelle
Jonelle, Jeanelle, Jennalee, Jennelle, Jenell, Jenalee, Jennell
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jenelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jenelle, updated 20 October 2026.