How Many People Are Named Jannelle?
An estimated 1,087 people in the United States have the first name Jannelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Jannelle peaked in popularity in 1981 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jannelle 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 Jannelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,087
About 1 in 315,321 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1981
44 births
Total Registered
1,171
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jannelle
Jannelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,171 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jannelle as a female name
Ranked #9,886 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1981 (44 births)
Jannelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jannelle span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 267 babies were registered. Jannelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jannelle by Decade
How has Jannelle 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.
Jannelle by State
Birth registrations for Jannelle span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 39 Jannelles were registered per state.
Jannelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jannelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jannelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jannelle?
We estimate approximately 1,087 people named Jannelle 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 315,321 Americans share this first name.
Is Jannelle a common name?
Jannelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,171 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jannelle most popular?
Jannelle reached peak popularity in 1981, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jannelle is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jannelle a female name?
Jannelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jannelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jannelle Smith, Jannelle Johnson, Jannelle 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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