Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jennalee isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jennalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 721
- 0 boys · 721 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 608 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jennalee’s family of names
Jennalee may belong to the same name family as Jenalee. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jennalee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Malorie
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>99% girls