Jenel

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Jenel is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Philippines than in any other country. Recorded meaning: modern name; meaning not specified.

rarermore common
  • PHPhilippines≈1 in 51K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 548K
  • GYGuyana1 in 15K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Philippines (inferred from the name graph)

≈2,200 people, est.

Sources
195 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 15K (inferred from the name graph)

Guyana

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

modern name; meaning not specified

Sources 1

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Where in the world(measured from records)

Jenel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Jenel is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
PH Philippines≈2,200 est.≈1 in 51K—Jenel41
US United States6071 in 548K567Jenel195
GH Ghana≈240 est.≈1 in 123K—Jenel4
GB United Kingdom≈73 est.≈1 in 897K—Jenel27
CA Canada≈70 est.≈1 in 541K—Jenel31
GY Guyana491 in 15K49Jenel2
IE Ireland≈24 est.≈1 in 214K—Jenel1
IS Iceland11 in 351K1——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025; Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Jenel is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Philippines, United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Jenèl, Jénel

  • Indonesian given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written Jeñel

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 22 sources across 18 countries.

Official registers attesting Jenel
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020567#17,930
GY GuyanaGuyana — Official List of Electors July 2025202549#545
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202040#17,930
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198226—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198421—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198520—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)197920—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198019—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199118—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)197818—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)198117—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)197617—

Reference works 1

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Jenel mean, and where does it come from?
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Is Jenel a male or female name?
Jenel is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Jenel have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 2.2 thousand people named Jenel in the Philippines, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jenel.
Where is Jenel most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Jenel is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 15 thousand people — even though Philippines holds more of our records for it.
How common is the name Jenel?
In the United States, the national register counted 607 people named Jenel in 2020, about 1 in 548 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jenel”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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