Janely
Janely was the 2706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1780th; the most babies were born in 2008 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Janely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,706 girls, up 762 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,133babies recorded
Janely popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,706 | 64 |
| 2020 | #3,468 | 44 |
| 2010 | #2,767 | 64 |
| 2000 | #3,185 | 43 |
| 1990 | #5,372 | 17 |
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How popular is Janely, counting every spelling?
Janely is a spelling of Janelly, a name family that ranked #1,176 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,706 for Janely on its own. Together these spellings went to 184 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janelly | 49 | #3,226 | 311 |
| Janely | 64 | #2,706 | 254 |
| Janeli | 47 | #3,315 | 113 |
| Janellie | 6 | #13,916 | 43 |
| Janelli | 8 | #11,331 | 39 |
| Jannely | 5 | #15,906 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Janely?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Janely (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Janely 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Janely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Janely?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Janely are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Janely mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Janely by state
How common Janely was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), California (1.6×). In 46 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 Janely: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Janely, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Janely
How popular is the name Janely?
Janely was the 2706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1780th; the most babies were born in 2008 (114). Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Janely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Janely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Janely in the US.
Where is Janely most popular?
In 2021–2025, Janely was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Colorado.