Is Janel a boy or girl name?
Janel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Janel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 12,047 US babies named Janel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,039
- Babies named Janel since 1933
- 12,047
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 429 babies
Boys and girls named Janel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 80 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 244 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 913 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,576 | 100% |
| 1970s | 15 | 3,661 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 17 | 2,628 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,718 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 750 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 347 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 98 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,039 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,513 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,789 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,463 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,808 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,090 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,526 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,434 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,121 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,955 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,735 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,247 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,656 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,789 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,672 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,073 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,031 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,797 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,249 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,975 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,151 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,768 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,807 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,585 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,352 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,451 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,136 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,093 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 189 | #979 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 203 | #931 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 223 | #888 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 236 | #849 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 194 | #966 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,374 | 238 | #802 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 255 | #734 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 280 | #665 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 231 | #754 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 185 | #867 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 207 | #779 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,795 | 228 | #727 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 283 | #636 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 324 | #568 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,674 | 397 | #506 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,471 | 359 | #530 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 413 | #475 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 387 | #491 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 346 | #514 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 346 | #514 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 310 | #546 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 333 | #514 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,304 | 357 | #495 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,250 | 424 | #470 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 386 | #508 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 312 | #559 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 252 | #608 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 184 | #725 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 114 | #954 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,019 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 130 | #917 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,044 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 121 | #968 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 142 | #909 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,026 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,024 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 110 | #989 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,034 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,110 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,091 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 102 | #961 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,084 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,032 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,024 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,079 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,157 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,229 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,472 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,262 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,522 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,560 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,627 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,895 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,136 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,653 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,802 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,034 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,037 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,438 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,369 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,024 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,514 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janel reached #5,250 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #470 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Janel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.