Janelle
Rank in 2025
#799
recorded as girls
Down 24 since 2024
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
340
girls 340
Peak year
1978
1,384 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
56,967
since 1912
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Janelle was most popular in 1978, when 1,384 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.90 per 1,000). In 2025, 340 babies were named Janelle, ranking #799 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 340 | 799 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 363 | 775 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 418 | 692 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 435 | 670 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 448 | 663 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 427 | 669 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 549 | 553 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 527 | 583 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 628 | 499 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 667 | 477 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 680 | 470 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 713 | 450 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 777 | 396 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 739 | 426 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 813 | 391 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 813 | 392 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 781 | 405 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 884 | 372 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 817 | 399 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 824 | 390 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 571 | 517 | 5 | 11472 |
| 2004 | 526 | 545 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 606 | 484 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 585 | 480 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 588 | 472 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 591 | 470 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 609 | 442 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 647 | 413 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 654 | 399 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 687 | 386 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 779 | 339 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 867 | 314 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 980 | 282 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 1,071 | 261 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 1,088 | 257 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 1,106 | 257 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 1,184 | 232 | 9 | 5165 |
| 1988 | 1,247 | 209 | 5 | 7270 |
| 1987 | 1,218 | 216 | 8 | 4968 |
| 1986 | 1,220 | 216 | 7 | 5332 |
| 1985 | 1,360 | 197 | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | 1,220 | 212 | 6 | 5561 |
| 1983 | 1,165 | 218 | 9 | 4141 |
| 1982 | 1,245 | 213 | 10 | 3966 |
| 1981 | 1,317 | 203 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 1,395 | 194 | 7 | 4940 |
| 1979 | 1,416 | 186 | 5 | 6056 |
| 1978 | 1,384 | 186 | 5 | 5772 |
| 1977 | 1,069 | 232 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 760 | 302 | 5 | 5587 |
| 1975 | 733 | 310 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 634 | 344 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 609 | 349 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 586 | 370 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 642 | 368 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 606 | 387 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 665 | 351 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 568 | 384 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 522 | 398 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 473 | 431 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 472 | 435 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 560 | 413 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 441 | 463 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 451 | 451 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 431 | 469 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 442 | 465 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 393 | 490 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 407 | 472 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 409 | 468 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 368 | 485 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 419 | 435 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 376 | 455 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 331 | 469 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 310 | 476 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 240 | 543 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 275 | 486 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 262 | 502 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 256 | 514 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 189 | 611 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 131 | 703 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 138 | 618 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 129 | 651 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 98 | 786 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 102 | 748 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 92 | 741 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 102 | 686 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 116 | 628 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 122 | 614 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 110 | 646 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 111 | 627 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 91 | 705 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 78 | 756 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 69 | 801 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 63 | 875 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 52 | 959 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 45 | 1101 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 41 | 1159 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 23 | 1738 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 39 | 1261 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 51 | 1045 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | 1946 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 26 | 1679 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 25 | 1672 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 17 | 2186 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 16 | 2282 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 22 | 1816 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 16 | 2156 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 11 | 2822 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 10 | 2879 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 14 | 2246 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 14 | 2143 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | 3188 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 8 | 2331 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | 2979 | <5 | — |
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Where Janelle is most popular
- California1.6×
- Maryland1.6×
- Texas1.4×
- New Jersey1.4×
- Florida1.3×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years