How Many People Are Named Janelle?
people named Janelle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,452 people in the US has this name
Based on 56,967 babies named Janelle in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,421 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of JANE. It has been in use only since the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Janelle in English. Counting Janelle and these spellings together, about 71,117 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Janelle (99.9%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Janelle alive today is about 36 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 48 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Janelle first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1979, to 1,421 babies. In 2025, 340 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
π Rank History
Janelle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #186, in 1978 to 1979. In 2025 it ranked #801.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #801 |
| Best rank | #186 (1978 to 1979) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #217 in the 1980s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Janelle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Janelle were born in California than in any other state: about 9,217 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Janelle was given 3 times as often in Hawaii, 3 times in North Dakota and 2.7 times in South Dakota.
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