Is Janelle a boy or girl name?
Janelle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 362 girls and 0 boys were named Janelle, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 56,623 US babies named Janelle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #776
- Babies named Janelle since 1912
- 56,623
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 1,421 babies
Boys and girls named Janelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 280 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 857 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,499 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,528 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,025 | 100% |
| 1970s | 15 | 8,439 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 66 | 12,571 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 8,488 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 6,773 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,906 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,087 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 362 | #776 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 417 | #693 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 434 | #672 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 447 | #664 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 427 | #671 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 549 | #553 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 527 | #583 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 628 | #499 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 667 | #477 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 680 | #474 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 713 | #451 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 777 | #397 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 739 | #426 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 813 | #391 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 813 | #394 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 781 | #405 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 884 | #373 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 817 | #399 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 824 | #390 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,198 | 571 | #517 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 526 | #545 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 606 | #484 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 585 | #480 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 588 | #473 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 591 | #470 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 609 | #442 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 647 | #413 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 654 | #400 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 687 | #386 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 779 | #339 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 867 | #314 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 980 | #282 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #261 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,088 | #257 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #258 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,351 | 1,184 | #232 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,773 | 1,247 | #209 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,162 | 1,218 | #216 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,586 | 1,220 | #216 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,990 | 1,360 | #198 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,897 | 1,220 | #212 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,294 | 1,165 | #218 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,072 | 1,245 | #213 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #203 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,183 | 1,395 | #194 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,473 | 1,416 | #186 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,220 | 1,384 | #186 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #232 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,979 | 760 | #302 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 733 | #311 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 634 | #343 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 609 | #349 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 586 | #370 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 641 | #369 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 607 | #387 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 665 | #351 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 568 | #384 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 522 | #398 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 473 | #432 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 472 | #435 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 560 | #413 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 441 | #463 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 451 | #451 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 431 | #469 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 442 | #465 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 393 | #490 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 407 | #472 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 409 | #468 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 368 | #486 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 419 | #435 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 376 | #455 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 331 | #469 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 310 | #476 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 240 | #543 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 275 | #486 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 262 | #502 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 256 | #514 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 189 | #611 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 131 | #705 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 138 | #618 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 129 | #653 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 98 | #786 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 102 | #748 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 92 | #742 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 102 | #688 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 116 | #630 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 122 | #616 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 110 | #649 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 111 | #629 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 91 | #707 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 78 | #758 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 69 | #802 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 63 | #886 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 52 | #963 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,166 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,750 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,267 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,049 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,970 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,695 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,701 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,224 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,331 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,848 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,192 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,907 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,972 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,313 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,381 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,436 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,185 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Janelle reached #4,072 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #186 in 1978. 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 Janelle
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.