Janelle
#799 for girls in 2025, 340 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1979 · 1,416 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 56,881since 1912
Janelle over time
Rank among girls' names. Janelle has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #799 | 340 | — | |
| 2024 | #775 | 363 | — | |
| 2023 | #692 | 418 | — | |
| 2022 | #670 | 435 | — | |
| 2021 | #663 | 448 | — | |
| 2020 | #669 | 427 | — | |
| 2019 | #553 | 549 | — | |
| 2018 | #583 | 527 | — | |
| 2017 | #499 | 628 | — | |
| 2016 | #477 | 667 | — | |
| 2015 | #470 | 680 | — | |
| 2014 | #450 | 713 | — | |
| 2013 | #396 | 777 | — | |
| 2012 | #426 | 739 | — | |
| 2011 | #391 | 813 | — | |
| 2010 | #392 | 813 | — | |
| 2009 | #405 | 781 | — | |
| 2008 | #372 | 884 | — | |
| 2007 | #399 | 817 | — | |
| 2006 | #390 | 824 | — | |
| 2005 | #517 | 571 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #545 | 526 | — | |
| 2003 | #484 | 606 | — | |
| 2002 | #480 | 585 | — | |
| 2001 | #472 | 588 | — | |
| 2000 | #470 | 591 | — | |
| 1999 | #442 | 609 | — | |
| 1998 | #413 | 647 | — | |
| 1997 | #399 | 654 | — | |
| 1996 | #386 | 687 | — | |
| 1995 | #339 | 779 | — | |
| 1994 | #314 | 867 | — | |
| 1993 | #282 | 980 | — | |
| 1992 | #261 | 1,071 | — | |
| 1991 | #257 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1990 | #257 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1989 | #232 | 1,184 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #209 | 1,247 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #216 | 1,218 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #216 | 1,220 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #197 | 1,360 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #212 | 1,220 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #218 | 1,165 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #213 | 1,245 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #203 | 1,317 | — | |
| 1980 | #194 | 1,395 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #186 | 1,416 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #186 | 1,384 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #232 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1976 | #302 | 760 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #310 | 733 | — | |
| 1974 | #344 | 634 | — | |
| 1973 | #349 | 609 | — | |
| 1972 | #370 | 586 | — | |
| 1971 | #368 | 642 | — | |
| 1970 | #387 | 606 | — | |
| 1969 | #351 | 665 | — | |
| 1968 | #384 | 568 | — | |
| 1967 | #398 | 522 | — | |
| 1966 | #431 | 473 | — | |
| 1965 | #435 | 472 | — | |
| 1964 | #413 | 560 | — | |
| 1963 | #463 | 441 | — | |
| 1962 | #451 | 451 | — | |
| 1961 | #469 | 431 | — | |
| 1960 | #465 | 442 | — | |
| 1959 | #490 | 393 | — | |
| 1958 | #472 | 407 | — | |
| 1957 | #468 | 409 | — | |
| 1956 | #485 | 368 | — | |
| 1955 | #435 | 419 | — | |
| 1954 | #455 | 376 | — | |
| 1953 | #469 | 331 | — | |
| 1952 | #476 | 310 | — | |
| 1951 | #543 | 240 | — | |
| 1950 | #486 | 275 | — | |
| 1949 | #502 | 262 | — | |
| 1948 | #514 | 256 | — | |
| 1947 | #611 | 189 | — | |
| 1946 | #703 | 131 | — | |
| 1945 | #618 | 138 | — | |
| 1944 | #651 | 129 | — | |
| 1943 | #786 | 98 | — | |
| 1942 | #748 | 102 | — | |
| 1941 | #741 | 92 | — | |
| 1940 | #686 | 102 | — | |
| 1939 | #628 | 116 | — | |
| 1938 | #614 | 122 | — | |
| 1937 | #646 | 110 | — | |
| 1936 | #627 | 111 | — | |
| 1935 | #705 | 91 | — | |
| 1934 | #756 | 78 | — | |
| 1933 | #801 | 69 | — | |
| 1932 | #875 | 63 | — | |
| 1931 | #959 | 52 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,159 | 41 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,261 | 39 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Janelle! It came in at #2,979, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Janelle is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#75 · 1 in 306
- Montana#98 · 1 in 397
- New Mexico#107 · 1 in 480
- Alaska#111 · 1 in 443
- District of Columbia#115 · 1 in 474
Best ever in a state: #46 in Hawaii, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #75 | 16 | 1 in 306 |
| Montana | #98 | 11 | 1 in 397 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 20 | 1 in 480 |
| Alaska | #111 | 9 | 1 in 443 |
| District of Columbia | #115 | 12 | 1 in 474 |
| Washington | #119 | 47 | 1 in 588 |
| Wisconsin | #119 | 48 | 1 in 638 |
| Wyoming | #119 | 6 | 1 in 460 |
| Minnesota | #122 | 42 | 1 in 680 |
| Colorado | #124 | 35 | 1 in 627 |
| Pennsylvania | #132 | 101 | 1 in 685 |
| Massachusetts | #136 | 48 | 1 in 729 |
| Kansas | #143 | 21 | 1 in 698 |
| South Dakota | #151 | 6 | 1 in 689 |
| Indiana | #157 | 37 | 1 in 920 |
| New Hampshire | #166 | 7 | 1 in 846 |
| California | #167 | 217 | 1 in 932 |
| New York | #167 | 110 | 1 in 972 |
| Nebraska | #170 | 11 | 1 in 909 |
| Michigan | #171 | 60 | 1 in 954 |
| New Jersey | #171 | 41 | 1 in 986 |
| Iowa | #177 | 17 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Arizona | #182 | 25 | 1 in 920 |
| Ohio | #187 | 61 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Connecticut | #188 | 16 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Oregon | #192 | 15 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Maine | #208 | 6 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Maryland | #208 | 19 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Florida | #216 | 47 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Illinois | #221 | 55 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Oklahoma | #226 | 15 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Utah | #228 | 13 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Missouri | #234 | 21 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Idaho | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,201 |
| West Virginia | #256 | 6 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Virginia | #268 | 20 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Louisiana | #357 | 14 | 1 in 2,149 |
| North Carolina | #379 | 13 | 1 in 2,735 |
| Texas | #423 | 49 | 1 in 2,721 |
| Georgia | #533 | 9 | 1 in 4,122 |
| Tennessee | #604 | 5 | 1 in 5,554 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Janelle
- 24 spots since 2024 (#775 → #799)
- 130 spots since 2020 (#669 → #799)
- 329 spots since 2015 (#470 → #799)
- Biggest jump: 142 spots in 1931 (#1,101 → #959)
- Biggest drop: 116 spots in 2020 (#553 → #669)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1979 at #186 (1,416 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1931–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,107 girls born in 1978 were named Janelle (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,727 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #186 in 1979, was only 1 in 1,134 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.1% of all girls named Janelle (12,571) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 84 | #2,143 (1915) | #2,593 |
| 1920s | 280 | #1,045 (1926) | #1,678 |
| 1930s | 857 | #614 (1938) | #771 |
| 1940s | 1,499 | #502 (1949) | #656 |
| 1950s | 3,528 | #435 (1955) | #478 |
| 1960s | 5,025 | #351 (1969) | #426 |
| 1970s | 8,439 | #186 (1979) | #303 |
| 1980s | 12,571 | #194 (1980) | #211 |
| 1990s | 8,488 | #257 (1990) | #335 |
| 2000s | 6,773 | #372 (2008) | #453 |
| 2010s | 6,906 | #391 (2011) | #464 |
| 2020s | 2,431 | #663 (2021) | #711 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Janelle in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,265 of them was named Janelle, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 369,642 of them was named Janelle, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,063 names at #6,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.