Jennelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jeh-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jennelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jennelle mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jenelle, itself a spelling of Janelle, a diminutive of Jane
“God is gracious”
Meaning borrowed from Jenelle.
Is Jennelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Jennelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Jennelle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Jennelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jennelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 40 | #2,439 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 38 | #2,432 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,985 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 39 | #2,387 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
Names like Jennelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Danielle, Janelle, Michelle, Jamie, Jordan, Nicole, Joelle, Elise, Jade, Arielle, Jessica
Names related to Jennelle
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Jennelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jennelle, updated 20 October 2026.