How Many People Are Named Janell?
An estimated 12,797 people in the United States have the first name Janell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Janell peaked in popularity in 1979 with 421 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janell 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 Janell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,797
About 1 in 26,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1979
421 births
Total Registered
15,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janell
Janell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,736 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Janell as a male name
Ranked #11,653 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1987 (8 births)
Janell as a female name
Ranked #4,137 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (416 births)
Janell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janell span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,857 babies were registered. Janell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janell by Decade
How has Janell 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.
Janell by State
Birth registrations for Janell span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Connecticut. On average, about 255 Janells were registered per state.
Janell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janell?
We estimate approximately 12,797 people named Janell 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 26,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Janell a common name?
Janell is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janell most popular?
Janell reached peak popularity in 1979, when 421 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janell is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janell a female name?
Janell is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janell Smith, Janell Johnson, Janell 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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