Janel
Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
8
girls 8
Peak year
1978
413 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
12,055
since 1933
Born a Janel? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Janel was most popular in 1978, when 413 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.27 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Janel, ranking #10917 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 40%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 10917 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | 6932 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 18 | 6409 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 7631 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 5398 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | 4757 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 26 | 5041 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 5454 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 4384 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 36 | 4083 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 4488 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 38 | 3925 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 41 | 3703 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 35 | 4216 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 42 | 3659 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 43 | 3624 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 64 | 2779 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 69 | 2663 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 57 | 3047 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 56 | 3017 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 59 | 2787 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 78 | 2240 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | 1970 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 78 | 2142 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 101 | 1765 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 96 | 1801 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 106 | 1580 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 130 | 1350 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 114 | 1449 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 160 | 1133 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 163 | 1090 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 189 | 977 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 203 | 930 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 223 | 885 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 236 | 847 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 194 | 966 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 238 | 800 | 6 | 6941 |
| 1988 | 255 | 734 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 280 | 666 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 231 | 750 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 185 | 863 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 207 | 778 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 228 | 726 | 6 | 5484 |
| 1982 | 283 | 636 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 324 | 568 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 397 | 507 | 5 | 6250 |
| 1979 | 359 | 530 | 5 | 6056 |
| 1978 | 413 | 475 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 387 | 491 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 346 | 514 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | 513 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 310 | 545 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 333 | 512 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 357 | 495 | 5 | 4986 |
| 1971 | 424 | 470 | 5 | 4907 |
| 1970 | 386 | 508 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 312 | 559 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 252 | 607 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 184 | 723 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 114 | 952 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 105 | 1019 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 130 | 917 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 106 | 1043 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 121 | 967 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 142 | 908 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 110 | 1025 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 107 | 1023 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 110 | 988 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 103 | 1033 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 87 | 1105 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 86 | 1087 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 102 | 958 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 79 | 1082 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 83 | 1028 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 83 | 1019 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 73 | 1076 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 62 | 1154 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 55 | 1223 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 41 | 1461 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 18 | 2228 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 13 | 2458 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | 2511 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | 3493 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 11 | 2817 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 16 | 2096 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 7 | 3503 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 10 | 2736 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | 2940 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | 2940 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 12 | 2386 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 29 | 1356 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | 3802 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | 4218 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years