Baby name

Janel

Girl

Classic name

Janel peaked in 1971, when 1 baby in 8,095 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 93 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 10913. 30% of all babies named Janel since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

12,023births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 470rank at its peak, in 1971

Where babies named Janel are born

1971

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The darker the blue, the more common Janel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Janel is most common in Minnesota (3 times), Wisconsin (2.3) and Pennsylvania (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Janet 556,776
Jane 379,876
Janell 15,733
Janey 5,044
Jael 4,561
Janee 3,256

Names from the same era

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