How Many People Are Named Janalee?
An estimated 823 people in the United States have the first name Janalee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Janalee peaked in popularity in 1962 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janalee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Janalee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
823
About 1 in 416,469 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1962
31 births
Total Registered
1,033
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janalee
Janalee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,033 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janalee as a female name
Ranked #12,657 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (31 births)
Janalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janalee span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 204 babies were registered. Janalee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janalee by Decade
How has Janalee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Janalee by State
Birth registrations for Janalee span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Illinois, California. On average, about 47 Janalees were registered per state.
Janalee + Last Name Combinations
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Janalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janalee?
We estimate approximately 823 people named Janalee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 416,469 Americans share this first name.
Is Janalee a common name?
Janalee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,033 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janalee most popular?
Janalee reached peak popularity in 1962, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janalee is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janalee a female name?
Janalee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janalee Smith, Janalee Johnson, Janalee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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