Jannelle Girl

How popular is Jannelle?

#11,928 girl name in 2025

7 baby girls were named Jannelle in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.

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1,130living people named Jannelle (est.)
36median age of people named Jannelle
1,178babies named Jannelle since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025

Jannelle popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#11,928 for girls
Babies in 20257 girls
10-year trendFalling (-30% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#10,143 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020
Peak year1981 (44 girls)
Highest rank#2,265 in 1981
First recorded1948
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Jannelle counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Janelle family of names ranked #707 for girls in 2025 (#652 the year before), with 373 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Janelle 340 91%
Janell 18 5%
Janel 8 2%
Jannelle 7 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Jannelle by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1940s5#5,241
1950s72#3,051
1960s97#3,049
1970s147#2,680
1980s267#2,265
1990s241#2,952
2000s174#5,169
2010s143#5,061
2020s32#9,611

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Questions

Is Jannelle a boy or girl name?
Jannelle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jannelle were girls.
How popular is the name Jannelle?
7 baby girls were named Jannelle in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
When was Jannelle most popular?
Jannelle peaked in 1981, when 44 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,265 in 1981.
How many people are named Jannelle?
1,178 babies have been named Jannelle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,130 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.