girl's name
Janell
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 15,874
Janell is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1979, when 421 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Janell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 35 |
| 1920s | 296 |
| 1930s | 601 |
| 1940s | 1,031 |
| 1950s | 2,034 |
| 1960s | 2,537 |
| 1970s | 2,857 |
| 1980s | 2,769 |
| 1990s | 1,732 |
| 2000s | 1,133 |
| 2010s | 569 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 162 |
How popular is Janell?
In 2025, Janell was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Janell is used
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 Janell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Janell also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Janell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Janell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Janell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Janell
How popular is the name Janell?
In 2025, Janell was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Janell a girl's or a boy's name?
Janell is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Janell most popular?
Janell peaked in 1979, when 421 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Janell a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Janell currently ranks #6,462 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.