Is Janell a boy or girl name?
Janell is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 35 girls and 0 boys were named Janell, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 15,736 US babies named Janell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,137
- Babies named Janell since 1914
- 15,736
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 421 babies
Boys and girls named Janell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 601 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,031 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,034 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,537 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,852 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 13 | 2,756 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,732 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,127 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 0 | 569 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,137 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,045 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,531 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,894 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,745 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,401 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,027 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,675 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,553 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,094 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,880 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,411 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,165 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,064 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,700 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,787 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,795 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,778 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,171 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,632 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,653 | 94 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,657 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,756 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,462 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,426 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,226 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,222 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,219 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,173 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 191 | #973 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,001 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 216 | #904 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 202 | #944 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 227 | #866 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 216 | #861 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 241 | #780 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,161 | 245 | #738 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 242 | #736 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,989 | 260 | #686 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 288 | #619 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 286 | #611 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 308 | #590 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 330 | #563 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 340 | #549 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,472 | 416 | #490 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 334 | #537 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 267 | #628 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 293 | #567 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 298 | #563 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 209 | #701 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 258 | #605 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 223 | #671 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 280 | #608 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 274 | #621 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 258 | #618 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 261 | #595 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 236 | #618 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 233 | #624 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 286 | #563 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 259 | #634 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 213 | #692 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 282 | #592 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 275 | #612 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 234 | #665 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 218 | #680 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 216 | #673 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 239 | #630 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 215 | #654 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 199 | #663 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 263 | #548 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 200 | #629 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 179 | #662 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 147 | #721 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 158 | #677 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 168 | #642 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 97 | #883 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 140 | #719 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 112 | #777 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 80 | #846 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 93 | #795 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 103 | #765 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 78 | #877 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 77 | #825 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 83 | #775 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 79 | #770 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 79 | #796 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 74 | #799 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 88 | #714 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 70 | #817 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 59 | #890 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,022 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,471 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,417 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,268 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,562 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,104 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 92 | #752 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,819 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,361 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,815 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,513 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,330 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,118 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,623 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,376 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,327 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,716 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,890 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janell reached #5,161 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #490 in 1979. 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 Janell
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.