Baby name

Janell

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1979, with 416 births and the No. 490 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 111 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 6324.

15,733births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 490rank at its peak, in 1979

Where babies named Janell are born

1979

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Janell is most common in Kansas (3.1 times), Louisiana (2.7) and Minnesota (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Janelle 56,881
Janel 12,023
Jenell 3,062
Janelly 2,476
Jonell 2,452
Janely 2,133

Names from the same era

Janna · Elissa · Latisha · Melisa · Lakeisha · Terra

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