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Girl name

Jennell

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Jennell has been given to about 1,301 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,159
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jennell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 54
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,301

How popular is Jennell?

Its best year was 1979, when 54 babies were given the name, ranking 1929th. The typical living American called Jennell is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Jennell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jewell0.83
  2. Janell0.76
  3. Vernell0.76
  4. Kendell0.76
  5. Jewel0.74
  6. Jenelle0.70
  7. Janel0.67
  8. Nell0.62

Middle names for Jennell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jennell Anne0.81
  2. Jennell Catherine0.78
  3. Jennell Rose0.77
  4. Jennell Marie0.77
  5. Jennell Grace0.77
  6. Jennell Eve0.77

Sibling names for Jennell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.74
  2. Meredithsister · 0.71
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.71
  4. Rockybrother · 0.71
  5. Rudybrother · 0.70
  6. Barronbrother · 0.68

Where Jennell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jennell Anderson0.77
    2. Jennell White0.72
    3. Jennell Nguyen0.72
    4. Jennell Moore0.72
    5. Jennell Brown0.72
    6. Jennell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jennell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.