Given name
Jinelle
“of the race of women; the white wave”
Jinelle is a form of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Welsh use, Jinelle carries the interpretation “of the race of women; the white wave.” Jinelle is a form of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
How it developed
Jinelle is used as a form of Genevieve.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jinelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159
- 0 boys · 159 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 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.
Jinelle’s family of names
Jinelle is a form of Genevieve. Jinelle has a related form in Jinell. Jinelle has a related form in Jynelle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jinelle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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