Janel
Janel was the 11330th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 470th with 424 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,798 places. More babies were named Janel in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,330 girls, down 6,520 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971424 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,055babies recorded
Janel popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 32 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,330 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,810 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,657 | 43 |
| 2000 | #1,807 | 96 |
| 1990 | #966 | 194 |
| 1980 | #507 | 397 |
| 1970 | #508 | 386 |
| 1960 | #1,026 | 110 |
| 1950 | #1,079 | 73 |
| 1940 | #3,653 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Janel, counting every spelling?
Janel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Janel?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janel?
About 11,100 people born in the US named Janel are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 36 and 55. That makes Janel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Janel by state
How common Janel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Janel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janel
How popular is the name Janel?
Janel was the 11330th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 470th with 424 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,798 places. More babies were named Janel in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Janel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janel in the US.
Where is Janel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janel was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).