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Janelle

Janelle holds the #799 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 340 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #669 in 2020 to #799 today. Its strongest year on record was 1978 (#186 nationally, 1,384 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#417 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#799
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#186
in 1978 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
340
girls named Janelle

Janelle popularity, 1880–2025

0.024%0.049%0.073%0.098%18801900192019401960198020002020#186 in 1978
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1978

Where Janelle is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: #417 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#417Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025IN—Ohio: #1134 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1134Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #447 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#447Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025CT—California: #498 (67 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#498Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025MO—Kentucky: #570 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KY#570West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025TN—North Carolina: #534 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#534South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Janelle in 2025HI—Texas: #633 (49 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#633Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#508), Massachusetts (#417), New Jersey (#447)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Janelle in the most recent year of SSA data.

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