How popular is the name Janelle?

Janelle ranks 497th among girls' names in US records, with 56,635 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,138.

Is Janelle a unisex name?

No. Janelle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1979, when 1,416 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#497 of girl names

Pronounced ZH AH0 N EH1 L (ARPABET)

Janelle is a girls' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 56,635 children — the 497th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 34% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1979, when 1,416 children were given it.

1979Girls: 1,416Boys: 5

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Janelle?: Janelle ranks 497th among girls' names in US records, with 56,635 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,138.
Is Janelle a unisex name?: No. Janelle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Janelle most popular?: 1979, when 1,416 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.