girl's name

Janalyn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 537

Janalyn is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1970, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1946.

Janalyn over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

117
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Janalyn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 23
1950s 98
1960s 91
1970s 117
1980s 86
1990s 36
2000s 50
2010s 30
2020s (to 2022) 6

How popular is Janalyn?

In 2022, Janalyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Janalyn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Janalyn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Janalyn

How popular is the name Janalyn?

In 2022, Janalyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Janalyn a girl's or a boy's name?

Janalyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Janalyn most popular?

Janalyn peaked in 1970, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.