How Many People Are Named Janel?
An estimated 10,732 people in the United States have the first name Janel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Janel peaked in popularity in 1971 with 429 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janel 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 Janel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,732
About 1 in 31,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1971
429 births
Total Registered
12,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janel
Janel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,047 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Janel as a male name
Ranked #7,374 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1983 (6 births)
Janel as a female name
Ranked #7,039 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (424 births)
Janel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janel span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,676 babies were registered. Janel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janel by Decade
How has Janel 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.
Janel by State
Birth registrations for Janel span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Nevada, Connecticut, Oklahoma. On average, about 226 Janels were registered per state.
Janel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janel?
We estimate approximately 10,732 people named Janel 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 31,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Janel a common name?
Janel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janel most popular?
Janel reached peak popularity in 1971, when 429 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janel is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janel a female name?
Janel is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janel Smith, Janel Johnson, Janel 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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