Jennell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-NEL
- Origin
- Modern
Jennell is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jennell come from?
Modern: spelling of Jenell; modern invented name, a variant of Jenelle
Meaning borrowed from Jenell.
Is Jennell a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennell is a girls' name.
How popular is Jennell in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1910.
Half of all the girls named Jennell in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jennell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 31 | #2,850 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 36 | #2,423 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,963 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 19 | #2,914 |
| 1963 | 15 | #3,335 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,822 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 22 | #2,088 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,536 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
Names like Jennell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Julie Jolene Amy Rachel Jamie Michelle Sarah April Rebecca Holly Laura Robin
Names related to Jennell
Jenelle Jeanelle Jannelle Jennalee Jennelle Jenell Jannel Jannell
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jennell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jennell, updated 20 October 2026.