How Many People Are Named Janielle?
An estimated 593 people in the United States have the first name Janielle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Janielle peaked in popularity in 1985 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janielle 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 Janielle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
593
About 1 in 578,001 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1985
33 births
Total Registered
623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janielle
Janielle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 623 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janielle as a female name
Ranked #12,687 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1985 (33 births)
Janielle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janielle span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 227 babies were registered. Janielle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janielle by Decade
How has Janielle 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.
Janielle by State
Birth registrations for Janielle span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, New York. On average, about 18 Janielles were registered per state.
Janielle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janielle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janielle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janielle?
We estimate approximately 593 people named Janielle 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 578,001 Americans share this first name.
Is Janielle a common name?
Janielle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janielle most popular?
Janielle reached peak popularity in 1985, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janielle is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janielle a female name?
Janielle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janielle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janielle Smith, Janielle Johnson, Janielle 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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